A look at three of the oldest wrestlers who are not only still wrestling well into their 60s and 70s, but are still ...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January and September rose 17.7 percent from a year earlier to around 31.65 million, marking the fastest pace on record in surpassing 30 million within ...

A street in Kyoto is crowded with foreign visitors on Oct. 15, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January and September rose 17.7 percent from a year ...

The governing party’s unexpected choice of Sanae Takaichi as its leader and Japan’s likely next prime minister caused the yen to weaken and stocks to soar on Monday. By River Akira Davis Reporting ...

Iwao Hakamada's defense team heads to the Shizuoka District Court to file a state compensation lawsuit on Oct. 9, 2025, in Shizuoka, central Japan. (Kyodo) SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- A Japanese man who was ...

Brazil’s October tour of Far East Asia concludes with a friendly against Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday. Carlo Ancelotti’s fifth game in charge of the Seleção was doubtless the most impressive, as his side ...

The nominee to be the Pentagon’s top Asia official has reiterated Washington’s demand that Japan further ramp up defense spending amid what it says are growing threats from China and North Korea.

On October 4, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Takaichi is the first female leader of the party and will likely become Japan’s first female prime ...

Nearly 80 percent of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double and deeply unequal burden," the United ...

Japan fought back from 2-0 down to beat Brazil 3-2 in an epic friendly in Tokyo on Tuesday. Carlo Ancelotti made plenty of changes to his Brazil side which thumped South Korea 5-0 on Friday and two ...