Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to face hitters this weekend for the first time in his recovery from right elbow surgery.

Ozeki Onosato steamrollered fellow ozeki Kotozakura out of the dohyo on the 13th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on ...

YAMAGATA--Hats off to Vietnamese artisans who have come to the rescue of a long-established festival here that is famed for ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will make her first official visit overseas this fall.

Nagai came out as a transgender woman seven years ago. Determined to change the current landscape of compulsory education, ...

Takashimaya Co. has collaborated with visually impaired people to create clothes that can be enjoyed by touch, ...

WASHINGTON--President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. Steel will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of what he ...

Wind turbines and birds in Hokkaido are a contentious mix for academic societies raising issue over the impact that Daigas ...

A brewery here has produced a gluten-free imitation beer brewed exclusively from rice and containing no major allergens or ...

From the autumn of 1972, freelance journalist Satoshi Kamata worked undercover for six months as a seasonal laborer at a ...

With only 11 inhabitants, the tiny isle of Takaikamishima in the Seto Inland Sea is trying to stave off extinction by ...

KYOTO—Famed artist Yoshitaka Amano, known for his iconic illustrations for the Final Fantasy game series and the Vampire ...