Reigning world figure skating champion Kaori Sakamoto clinched her fourth consecutive and fifth national title overall Sunday ...

Kubota Spears flyhalf Bernard Foley overcame a nightmare afternoon from the kicking tee Sunday as he nailed a drop goal after ...

After a shocking video of a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose went viral in 2015, a move to ban plastic straws ...

Fifth-favorite Regaleira became the first three-year-old mare to win the Arima Kinen in 64 years on Sunday, pipping ...

Japan's competition watchdog plans to order U.S. IT giant Google to halt violations of the country's antitrust law, sources ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Suntory Sunbirds Osaka claimed their first national volleyball title since 2010 with a straight-sets victory ...

A ranking of the best-selling everyday items in Japan in 2024 compared to the previous year reflects lifestyle changes ...

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The next edition of this puzzle, "Meet your match? Spot the difference #139," will be published on Dec. 29. Click/tap here ...

A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli milita ...

One of Asia's premier film events, the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), concluded in November after ...

A Japanese research team has announced the discovery of a substance in Holy Basil that inhibits the proliferation of the ...