Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea pleaded with the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, to return their loved ...

Angelo Leo of the United States successfully defended his IBF featherweight title with a majority decision win over Japan's ...

Ozeki Onosato survived a challenging battle with sekiwake Daieisho to advance to a flawless 14-0 Saturday at the Summer Grand ...

Hideto Asamura collected his 2,000th career hit in the Rakuten Eagles' 2-1 win over the Nippon Ham Fighters on Saturday, ...

Guard D.J. Newbill scored 25 points and had six assists to lead Utsunomiya Brex to an 81-68 win over the Ryukyu Golden Kings ...

Late goals from Masaya Shibayama and Rafael Ratao gave Cerezo Osaka a 2-0 win over out-of-form Avispa Fukuoka in the J-League ...

Over 30% of this spring's new hires at Japanese companies say they want to work at the same firms until retirement, ...

The official mascot of the World Exposition underway in Osaka, which initially sparked mixed reactions, has now become one of ...

A high school student suspected of making scam phone calls from Myanmar as part of a fraud ring targeting people in Japan has ...

Weekend club activities at municipal junior high schools in this southwest Japan city will be gradually reduced from this ...

Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has never been limited to one medium, creating paintings, sculptures, luxury ...

Seiya Suzuki ripped his 13th home run while going 3-for-5 as the Chicago Cubs came from behind to beat the Cincinnati Reds ...