Hello Kitty is expanding her circle of joy, using cultural diplomacy to bring her "kawaii" touch to the Japan-ASEAN 50th anniversary and SDGs initiatives.
Explore the highlights of CP+ 2024, the largest domestic show in Japan featuring cameras, photography, and imaging equipment and the latest industry trends.
Mao Shimada has a shot at becoming the third woman to repeat as world junior champion, joining Elena Radionova and Alexandra Trusova.
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...
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.
In 1960, a young Seiji Ozawa almost gave up on chasing his dreams in Europe, until a writer reignited his determination to share his music with...
Two years after collecting four medals, including one gold, at the Beijing Olympics, Miho Takagi won the 1,000- and 1,500-meter world titles in Calgary, Canada.
The two talented breakdancers improved their chances of representing Japan when breaking makes its Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games.
A four-year doping ban against Kamila Valieva was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but harsher punishment of Russia itself was wanted this time.
The Ukraine war is motivated by a Russian imperialism that rejects the Western-led order and a belief that Russia will one day emerge as the world's...
Yuma Kagiyama dominated at the Four Continents and he appears to be peaking at just the right time to challenge Shoma Uno and Ilia Malinin in...