Karate, Taekwondo, Capoeira—"Kicks" have evolved in different ways worldwide. Now, an Okinawan Karate master and a Muay Thai ...

Food inflation is accelerating in Japan, driven mainly by higher ingredient costs. Private research firm Teikoku Databank ...

Experts have criticized US President Donald Trump's order to fire a Labor Department official over major downward revisions ...

A group of researchers in Japan is advancing studies on the application of ethanol for vegetables to grow steadily under high ...

Japan's Agriculture Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has visited Niigata Prefecture, a major rice-producing region, amid growing ...

The annual Aomori Nebuta Festival has kicked off in northeastern Japan. The iconic summer event features a procession of huge ...

Another dangerous heatwave is expected to roast much of Japan with highs of 38 degrees Celsius or higher forecast on Sunday.

An NHK survey shows nearly half of respondents predict either no change or actually an increase in the number of nuclear ...

Japanese astronaut Yui Kimiya has begun a months-long stay on the International Space Station after a 15-hour journey from ...

Four workers fell into a manhole in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo on Saturday morning. Police say all of ...

Japanese pitcher Darvish Yu of the San Diego Padres has been commemorated for his 204 combined wins in Japanese professional ...

2日夜、静岡市の公民館で自治会の役員会に参加していた78歳の男性が刃物で刺されて死亡した事件で、取り押さえられた50代の男は公民館に入ったあとすぐに男性を襲い、ほかの人には危害を加えようとしていなかったことが警察への取材で分かりました。警察は知り合い ...