Ilia Malinin of the United States lived up to his reputation as the “The Quad God” on Saturday, winning his third straight ...

The Japanese women’s pro-wrestling show Sukeban tackled Miami Art Week, bringing fashion, music, fighting and Japanese ...

Japan’s Mone Chiba has emerged as the surprise leader in the women’s short program at the figure skating Grand Prix Final ...

A dozen women in sports bras and tight shorts stood behind a U-shaped counter at an underground bar in a busy Tokyo ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the catchphrase of the year for her pledge to “work, work, work, work and work ...

China is turning to a well-used playbook to express its displeasure with Japan over a statement by its prime minister on ...

A second person died in Monday's hit-and-run incident involving a stolen car in Tokyo's Adachi Ward, it was learned Tuesday.

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 76-year-old woman on suspicions of stealing items from a supermarket. Police said the woman is suspected of stealing seven items (with a total retail price of 3,167 ...

A Japanese woman turned to ChatGPT for comfort after ending a real three-year engagement, then found herself in love and marrying her artificial intelligence-generated partner. The virtual ...

TOKYO — As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has broken new ground in a country that struggles with gender equality. But she has quickly run up against a tradition that may be ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll break another barrier: the taboo barring women from the sumo ...

Japan elected its first female prime minister last month. But, despite becoming the country’s most powerful person, there is one place Sanae Takaichi is not expected to tread — inside a sumo ring.