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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Two Chinese government ships entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture in the East ...