Former Nihon University football head coach Masato Uchida denied on Wednesday ordering a controversial and dangerous illegal tackle that left an opposing player in the hospital. At a hastily called press conference along with assistant ...

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Three postcards written by the Japanese literary legend Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) over 100 years ago during his studies in Britain have been found, the prefectural government of Fukui said Wednesday. The postcards were sent to ...

Tokyo's taxi industry is undergoing some radical changes as Japan, already dealing with unprecedented levels of tourism, gears up to host two major sporting events in the next 26 months. More than 28 million tourists ...

A multiagency task force presented a proposal Tuesday to move underground a 1.2-kilometer section of the Metropolitan Expressway that traverses over the landmark Nihonbashi Bridge in Tokyo to improve the area's aesthetics. It plans to ...