Political maneuvering intensified amid suggestions by ruling party officials that a no-confidence motion against Prime ...

Lee Jae Myung of the liberal Democratic Party was leading in exit polls in Tuesday's presidential election in South Korea, ...

With the House of Councillors election looming this summer, a local assembly race in Tokyo on June 22 will likely give a ...

Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday the central bank will not push hard to raise its policy rate unless economic and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap general election if the main ...

Japan went down 2-1 against Brazil in A women's football international friendly on Monday, ending their two-game series away ...

Two Japanese nationals have been killed in Dalian, northeastern China, and a Chinese suspect has been detained, an official ...

Japanese baseball luminaries and other sporting figures have paid tribute to Yomiuri Giants icon Shigeo Nagashima, who died ...

A Japanese social media personality has been arrested for allegedly extorting a man out of 3 million yen ($21,000) in ...

Brave Lupus Tokyo flyhalf Richie Mo'unga collected his second straight Japan Rugby League One most valuable player award, a ...

A Japanese footballer playing on an Australian A-League team has been arrested for alleged involvement in a betting scandal, ...

Japanese rookie Rio Takeda finished tied for second at the U.S. Women's Open on Sunday as overnight leader Maja Stark of ...