Reigning Olympic silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita led three athletes under the 4:10 barrier in the 400-meter individual medley on the final night of the Japan Swim in Tokyo. Coming off a ...

After celebrating qualification for an eighth consecutive FIFA World Cup with beaming smiles and high fives, Japan shifted focus towards becoming the first Asian side to win football's most ...

March 22 (Reuters) - After celebrating qualification for an eighth consecutive World Cup finals with beaming smiles and high fives, Japan shifted focus towards becoming the first Asian side to win ...

Emma Raducanu hammered Japanese wildcard Sayaka Ishi 6-2, 6-1 to earn her first ever win at the Miami Open on Thursday. After a run of six defeats in seven, the unseeded 22-year-old really needed ...

He attended public events in between his studies, including the general opening ceremony of the annual All Japan Senior High School Cultural Festival with his parents. In April, he will enter the ...

Japan has a matcha shortage despite record levels of production. Shops are selling out of the green tea powder as soon as they hit the shelves. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks ...

The game is set in 1960s Japan and follows teenager Shimizu Hinako, who leads an unremarkable life until a thick fog descends on her homeland, a remote mountain town called Ebisugaoka ...

New Japan Cup 2025 is down to its final eight competitors ... The tournament runs through March 20 with the winner set to receive an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship shot at Sakura Genesis on April ...

Foreign tourists will be charged 8,800 yen, while locals will pay only 6,930 yen. Japan has set a long-term target of attracting 60 million foreign tourists each year by 2030. Editor for ...

Japan's top diplomat has stressed during a Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting that efforts for peace in Ukraine must not set wrong precedents. Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi spoke during the ...

The Japanese government held a rare auction this week to make up for a rice shortage that an official called “truly unthinkable.” By Kiuko Notoya and Yan Zhuang Kiuko Notoya reported from ...

According to Sarah Langs of MLB.com, Sasaki will assume an interesting piece of Japanese baseball history when he takes the mound. At 23 years & 136 days old next Wednesday, Roki Sasaki will be ...