The prefectural and city governments of Nagasaki have appealed a court ruling in favor of some of the plaintiffs seeking ...

A woman who led off a series of lawsuits demanding compensation against the state for forced sterilization surgeries under a ...

Japan's Morinari Watanabe says he wants to make the International Olympic Committee and Olympic Games "loved by people" as he ...

Twelve people are referred to prosecutors on suspicion of abusing horses to make them ascend a steep hill during a ...

The SoftBank Hawks win their first Pacific League pennant in four years, clinching the title moments before they completed a ...

The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan ships spent fuel to the country's first interim storage facility.

An exhibition of the works of celebrated Japanese photographer Michio Hoshino (1952-1996), who lived in Alaska and captured ...

The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers in Japan in fiscal 2022 has been revised down to ...

Nippon Steel Corp. has reapplied to the U.S. committee on foreign investment for a review of its planned acquisition of ...

A seventh person has been confirmed dead following heavy rains that hit the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was ...

Japan's full support for Ukraine will continue, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who will step down in the coming days, pledges ...

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has been named the National League's Player of the Week for the third time this ...