Mao Shimada has a shot at becoming the third woman to repeat as world junior champion, joining Elena Radionova and Alexandra Trusova.
A new label will soon adorn produce on sale in stores, as the government begins a new scheme to inform consumers of emissions from agricultural products.
If the international community perceives Japan as pandering to Russia by its silence on the Alexei Navalny death, then our national interests will suffer harm.
Naked festivals are adapting to the modern era, including the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, where women participated for the first time in its 1,200-year history.
Yuga Kawada pilots Ushba Tesoro to a runner-up finish in the G1 Saudi Cup, and Japanese horses Forever Young and Remake win a pair of G3...
A February 19 press conference underscored the recent journalistic and academic silence on the comfort women issue. We consider what has changed.
Reversing his dynasty's policy on reunification, Kim Jong Un declared, "We are neither brethren nor comrades, but two belligerent countries at war."
Did Kim Yo Jong offer to accept Kishida's visit to North Korea on the condition that the abductions issue would not become a stumbling block? Here's...
In turn, Nikkei-triggered reforms will attract further investment and contribute to the revitalization of Japan’s markets.
The win in the opening round of FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers was Japan's first over China in a major men's basketball competition since the 1936 Berlin...
A Taiwanese university is training Japanese and other students in the field as TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductors, brings jobs to Japan.
Emphasizing the stablemaster's responsibility for his wrestler's behavior, the JSA cut his pay and demoted the winningest yokozuna in sumo history by two ranks.