Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to face hitters this weekend for the first time in his recovery from right elbow surgery.

YAMAGATA--Hats off to Vietnamese artisans who have come to the rescue of a long-established festival here that is famed for ...

Ozeki Onosato steamrollered fellow ozeki Kotozakura out of the dohyo on the 13th day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on ...

Nagai came out as a transgender woman seven years ago. Determined to change the current landscape of compulsory education, ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will make her first official visit overseas this fall.

Takashimaya Co. has collaborated with visually impaired people to create clothes that can be enjoyed by touch, ...

WASHINGTON--President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. Steel will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of what he ...

Wind turbines and birds in Hokkaido are a contentious mix for academic societies raising issue over the impact that Daigas ...

A new boutique hotel that blends rustic charm with modern comfort is set to open on May 25 in Okutama, a mountainous town on ...

HIROSHIMA--The city of Hiroshima is doing things a little bit differently this year to mark the 80th anniversary of its ...

A brewery here has produced a gluten-free imitation beer brewed exclusively from rice and containing no major allergens or ...

From the autumn of 1972, freelance journalist Satoshi Kamata worked undercover for six months as a seasonal laborer at a ...