A study group in Hyogo Prefecture is calling for equal educational opportunities for children of foreign roots as their lack ...

Ozeki-in-waiting Onosato was unable to tie a bow on his second championship Sunday, losing to fellow sekiwake Abi and ...

Shohei Ohtani reached base three times, stole his 53rd base and scored his Major League Baseball-leading 126th run in the Los ...

Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early ...

If you're trying to lose weight and want a new way to do it, stair-climbing as a regular exercise -- or just adding a few ...

Japan will take measures as early as October to enable foreign trainees to transfer jobs more easily, as the number of those ...

The inhumane treatment of inmates who have been sentenced to death has come under increased scrutiny in Japan, with legal ...

A trailblazer of the modern jazz club scene in Japan marked its 50th anniversary last month, celebrating a rich history of ...

One person was killed and 10 remained unaccounted for Saturday after heavy rainfall in Noto, a central Japan region that was ...

Panicking, the woman withdrew her savings and used it to buy a 1.3-kilogram gold bar then worth about 17.7 million yen ...

Many couples in Japan are giving up on having their ideal number of children, including those who are hesitant to have ...

The next edition of this puzzle, "Meet your match? Spot the difference #126," will be published on Sept. 29. Click/tap here ...