One feared consequence of Japan's lowering of the age of adulthood to 18 in 2022 appears to have come true -- a rise in young ...

Japanese home appliances manufacturer Sharp Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a prototype of its first electric vehicle "LDK+," a ...

Injury-plagued former ozeki Takakeisho will likely decide during the ongoing Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament whether he retires ...

A "Mars rock" discovered in Antarctica by a Japanese research team will be displayed to the public for the first time at the ...

The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan was estimated at a record 95,119 in September, marking an increase for the ...

There are only 13 female chief executive officers across the approximately 1,600 top-listed companies in Japan, a survey by ...

A record 62.6 percent of respondents reported not reading a single book per month, making up the majority for the first time, ...

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga wins his fifth consecutive start, striking out an MLB career-high 11 in six solid ...

An urban redevelopment project near Osaka's main transportation hub has reached its final stage, with expectations high that ...

Slow and steady won the race Tuesday when Onosato foiled fellow sekiwake Kirishima's tricky opening and forced him over the straw bales to take a two-win lead on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo ...

The president of Yamaha Motor Co. has sustained an arm injury after his adult daughter allegedly attacked him with a kitchen ...