Thousands of angry protesters rallied on Friday night in front of the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, calling for the resignation of junior lawmaker Mio Sugita, who had earlier branded the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community "unproductive." Sugita is facing ...

More trouble projected for flood-hit western Japan as Typhoon Jongdari nears on unusual path.

Miho Ariadny Izumi, 19, risked her life to help save a couple whose house was destroyed by a massive landslide on July 6 just outside the city of Hiroshima. Izumi is a member of a large Brazilian community in the area and one of many ...

North Korea on Friday returned the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, the White House said, with a U.S. military plane making a rare trip into North Korea to retrieve 55 cases of remains. The handover follows ...

U.S. President Donald Trump knew in advance about a June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower at which Russians offered to provide damaging information about Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, CNN reported on Thursday. CNN, citing unnamed sources, said ...

The order is seen as a last-ditch effort to block the central government’s long-delayed plan to move the unpopular base.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer suggested Thursday that the first meeting of a new trade dialogue between he and economy minister Toshimitsu Motegi will take place in August. "We're going to have a meeting ... in the next 30 days," he told a Senate committee ...

As the continuing tourism boom packs public transportation systems nationwide, developing multilingual emergency alerts is becoming a top priority. In public transport emergencies, there are often no emergency announcements in English or other languages, leaving both foreign passengers and the Japanese staff in charge of ...

The official was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes in the form of entertaining a former consultancy executive in return for a favor.

Japanese universities are becoming regionally more powerful, but they still have a long path ahead to rank among the top universities in the world.

Vietnam's "Doi Moi" economic reforms resulted in the creation of a market economy under the firm rule of the Communist Party. North Korea has what it needs to achieve a similar transformation.

Exploring Japan by bicycle is freeing and convenient: without a set itinerary you can travel at your own pace and explore whatever catches your eye. Kyushu's varied landscape and quirky local attractions make it a perfect cycling destination.

Though she liked anime growing up, Sally Amaki never thought she'd grow up to be an anime character. After moving from Los Angeles to Tokyo, Amaki tried her luck at voice acting and eventually landed the role of the blond-haired Sakura Fujima, one of the ...

The hosts of a popular New Jersey radio show were off the air Thursday after calling the nation's first Sikh attorney general "turban man" — the latest slur against a career prosecutor who says he faces countless "small indignities and humiliations" no matter how ...

V-Varen Nagasaki upset FC Tokyo 1-0 with an adventurous display of attacking soccer Friday night, thwarting the second-place side's hopes of closing the gap on J. League leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The loss was just the first in 10 matches for FC Tokyo, which was ...

Shun Yamaguchi grabbed the brim of his cap and looked downward as if caught up in the moment and trying to fight back tears on the hero interview stage. Then, just as the crowd began to react, the jig was up. He ripped off ...

Japanese participation in the 2018 Super Rugby season did not just end before the playoffs even began, it also ended in controversy with three players up before various judiciaries on and off the field. The good news is the on-field controversy could end up with ...

Japan suffered a 4-2 loss to the world No. 1 United States on Thursday in their first match of the Tournament of Nations, a four-team women's international tournament. Mina Tanaka equalized for No. 6 Japan after U.S. striker Alex Morgan opened the scoring at Children's ...

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson thanked medics for saving his life and said he felt humbled by the huge outpouring of sympathy in his first public comments since undergoing emergency surgery for a brain hemorrhage in May. The 76-year-old Scot, who won 38 trophies ...