The remains of a child recently found encased in concrete in Osaka Prefecture belong to a girl who went missing in the 2000s, ...

A department chief in the Fukuoka Municipal Government accused of harassing subordinates by glaring at them during meetings ...

Tours to the United States allowing Japanese massage therapists and others to undergo anatomical training involving the use ...

Egg prices are on the rise in Japan, and producers, distributors and retailers indicated on March 19 that they expect the ...

TOKYO -- About 90% of patients with "obesity disease" in Japan perceive the medical condition as a personal responsibility, ...

Ozeki Onosato regained a share of the lead Saturday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament by defeating sekiwake Daieisho after ...

Defending champions Brave Lupus Tokyo seized first place in the Japan Rugby League One standings with a 42-31 victory over ...

Nippon Professional Baseball's 12 clubs have decided to impose fines on players found gambling online, which is illegal in ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Israel said it would respond "severely" to an attack from Lebanon after rockets were fired into ...

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp. on Saturday opened its first permanent store in Japan, aiming to boost sales by ...

A disappointed Kenta Maeda learned Friday that he will not be part of the Detroit Tigers' starting rotation to begin the ...

Japan's Ikuma Horishima claimed silver after pulling out of the men's dual moguls final Friday at the freestyle ski ...