Grand champion sumo wrestler Harumafuji was involved in a drunken brawl late last month that left fellow Mongolian competitor Takanoiwa hospitalized with serious injuries, his stablemaster admitted to sumo administrators on Tuesday. Stablemaster Isegahama's comments were the first public acknowledgment of the incident. According to a ...

Surprise move following October election defeat likely to deal a fresh blow to a party facing tepid support.

Abe told his counterparts that approaching Pyongyang for talks now would result in nothing meaningful, according to a Japanese government source.

North Korea hasn't fired a missile for 60 days, but that may have more to do with its own winter training cycle than with Pyongyang easing off on provocations. Since Kim Jong Un took power in late 2011, only five of the isolated nation's 85 ...

The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has taken action to close legal loopholes that have led to major government scandals over alleged document cover-ups. Last week the Cabinet Office unveiled draft guidelines for saving government documents and solicited public comment. Abe's government plans to ...

While noting that Japan is a major trading partner of the U.S., Wilbur Ross said the partnership has resulted in a "very large” deficit."

After talks aimed at wrapping up the Trans-Pacific Partnership almost collapsed in acrimony in Vietnam last week, ministers are now warning that a rival Asian pact should also focus on quality over speed. That doesn't mean the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership won't get done. ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's oldest son on Monday released a series of private Twitter exchanges between himself and WikiLeaks during and after the 2016 election, including pleas from the website to publicize its leaks. Donald Trump Jr.'s release of the messages on Twitter came hours ...

The name "Chibanian," based on a stratum discovered in Chiba Prefecture, is set to represent the geological age when the latest reversal of the Earth's magnetic fields is believed to have occurred, a Japanese national research institute said Monday. The National Institute of Polar Research ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Japan, South Korea and China this month showcased his foreign policy driven primarily by the pursuit of America's interests first.

U.S. President Donald Trump's 'America first' policy is amounting to 'Asia first' in the global economic packing order.

If you grew up during the 1980s or 1990s, there's a good chance that you spent more time listening to the music of Hirokazu Tanaka than to many of your favorite pop songs. Such was the reach of the work that the Kyoto native ...

Entering the tatami-mat tearoom-style exhibition spaces at the back of Kyoto's specialist pewter art craft gallery, Seikado, spectators are apprised that the magnetism of the pieces on display might interfere with the strips on their credit cards. Those fitted with pacemakers are also asked ...

The Sunrockers Shibuya played determined defense in the second half, holding the Levanga Hokkaido to 20 points over the final 20 minutes. And that was enough for the Sunrockers to secure a 66-60 victory over the hosts and extended their winning streak to five games. Shibuya ...

The two yokozuna competing at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament had positive results on Tuesday, with Kisenosato and Hakuho winning convincingly, while Harumafuji was forced to pull out after the alleged assault of a fellow wrestler. Kisenosato (2-1) swept past No. 2 maegashira Chiyotairyu (1-2) ...

It wasn't a great start for them — OK, the Warriors aren't going 80-2 — but Golden State is back at the top of the Western Conference, as expected. The Rockets, only somewhat surprisingly, are hanging in with them, though perhaps more because Chris Paul ...

At an event that was massively overshadowed by the injury and subsequent withdrawal of Yuzuru Hanyu, something else was very apparent at the NHK Trophy: Satoko Miyahara's bid to make Japan's Olympic team for the Pyeongchang Games is in big trouble. That might be understating ...

LeBron James got shoved by the Knicks and then benched by his coach. Neither could keep him down for good. James had 23 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, Kyle Korver scored 19 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to spark a huge comeback, ...