Shohei Ohtani is making his Los Angeles Dodgers pitching debut, 643 days after the two-way superstar had elbow surgery.

As Japan continues to struggle with rice shortages and rising prices, it wastes up to 4 tons of the grain every day—and ...

The Bank of Japan will slow the scaling back of its government bond purchases from the next fiscal year to deter upward ...

Lawyers and legal scholars blasted a Supreme Court ruling that said excluding sex-industry businesses from COVID-19 relief ...

Fines for minor bicycle traffic violations (blue tickets), which will be introduced on April 1 next year, will be between ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is leaving the Group of Seven summit in Canada a day early due to the situation in the Middle ...

Shohei Ohtani could return to a major league mound in the next two weeks but Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Roki ...

GIFU--Two hospitals in this central Japan prefecture believe that inpatients having their beloved dogs nearby could stabilize ...

Katsutoshi Takegami’s curiosity was piqued when he discovered a wooden box containing a large number of old photos showing ...

A veterinarian has died after showing symptoms consistent with a potentially deadly infectious disease transmitted by ticks ...

A series of foreign companies are seeking treasure in Japan's abandoned gold mines, particularly in Hokkaido. Local friction has also emerged as some argue this is a chance to save depopulated areas ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Hiroshima Prefecture on June 19 and 20 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end ...