The Group of 20 leaders on Monday dropped their anti-protectionism pledge in a statement issued after their first meeting ...

Prefecture city of Kameoka celebrated "Dog Day" on Nov. 1 with a charming new mayor -- a Golden retriever named Maggie.

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years over their roles in an ...

U.S. President Joe Biden's third face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping took place as widely expected, ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon series "Peanuts" and ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu reeled off another commanding victory Monday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament as the leading pack was ...

Former Major League Baseball slugger Alex Rodriguez said Monday that Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is the ...

A proposal by Yamanashi Prefecture to build a light rail connection to the fifth station on Mt. Fuji has been given up amid ...

Former WBA super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka will fight a rematch on New Year's Eve against Argentine boxer Fernando ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu and Kotozakura handle business against rank-and-file opponents to maintain their share of the lead at the ...

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito secures reelection in the gubernatorial election in western Japan, held after he lost his ...

Japan came back from an early deficit in each half to beat Uruguay 36-20 in the second of three test matches in Europe, Eddie ...