Two Akita dog siblings were appointed as directors at Odate-Noshiro Airport here on May 18. Wearing bandanas around their ...

A Peruvian man has been arrested after he allegedly drove his car the wrong way on an expressway in central Japan and ...

Emperor Naruhito met with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev at the Imperial Palace in ...

When he went onto a dating app, one user with vision loss disclosed his disability in the self-introduction section. He was ...

Shohei Ohtani hit his MLB-leading 17th home run of the season in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9-5 loss to the Arizona ...

Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted a man in his 40s on charges of threatening Japanese politicians and organizations by ...

Kaoru Mitoma became the first Japanese player to score 10 goals in an English Premier League season as he helped Brighton ...

A special festival happened on May 10 at Heisei Tsutsuji Park in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. The festival brought immigrants, ...

Tokyo stocks climbed Tuesday morning as exporter issues were bought on a weaker yen, but gains were limited as some investors ...

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Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza midfielder Yuzuki Yamamoto was named WE League women's football's Most Valuable Player on Monday ...

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres may visit Japan in late August to attend an international conference on African ...