The welfare ministry is moving to make permanent a temporary measure that allows part-time workers to remain dependents even ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu handed No. 3 maegashira Oho his first defeat of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament after seven days on ...

Former Japan and Basel forward Yoichiro Kakitani has decided to retire at 35, his current J-League second-division club ...

Shizuoka Blue Revs first-year scrumhalf Shuntaro Kitamura showed a knack for finding space with a pair of early tries in a ...

Rookies from the Rakuten Eagles visited Minamisanriku, one of the places devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunam ...

Right-handed side-armer Koyo Aoyagi has signed a minor league contract as a non-roster spring-training invitee with the ...

In earthquake-hit areas of central Japan's Noto Peninsula, a man from Iwate Prefecture has been serving warm coffee to people ...

Three individuals were arrested on Jan. 16 for allegedly defrauding a Tokyo woman in her 70s of over 30 million yen (approx.

The Supreme Court on Jan. 17 dismissed a bereaved family's lawsuit demanding compensation in connection with a South Korean ...

Two Vietnamese women have been arrested for alleged impersonation during a Japanese language proficiency test, Osaka ...

Amid the seemingly endless increase in prices, people in Japan may be feeling the pinch especially during January due to ...

Paralympic gold medalist Yuto Sano, who secured Japan's first-ever men's goalball crown at the Paris Games with a dramatic ...