Yuriko Koike’s win fends off challenges from dozens of candidates vying to unseat the ruling party-backed incumbent.Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has declared victory after exit…
A KC-135 tanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and F-16 fighter aircraft from the 35th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base,…
In the service of digging into what the Dodgers might be doing to entrench themselves as Japan’s favorite major league team, I am interviewing an…
Redesigned bills pay tribute to Japanese capitalism, women’s equality and scientific innovation. Japan has issued its first new banknotes in two decades, with the redesigned…
The claim comes after Washington, Seoul and Tokyo began joint military exercises on Thursday. North Korea has criticised a joint military exercise by the United…
Shohei Ohtani, photographed in Seattle in 2022. (Ian Allen) When federal prosecutors asserted in April that Shohei Ohtani didn’t place any wagers with an illegal…
Recent attacks occurred within months of each other, stoking local anger over the continued US military presence. Japan has lodged a protest at the United…
Hawaii, United States – In an era of increased tension and growing competition between China and the United States and its allies, the US Pacific…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced plans in 2021 to develop technologically-advanced weapons, including hypersonic missiles. North Korea might have launched a hypersonic missile,…
Since the release of Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle, a highly anticipated movie from Haikyuu!! franchise, fans flocked the cinema just to get a glimpse of…
Tension has heightened following an announcement of military cooperation during Putin’s visit to Pyongyang last week. The United States and its regional allies in Asia…
USS Theodore Roosevelt to participate in joint military exercises between the United States, South Korea and Japan. A nuclear-powered United States aircraft carrier has arrived…
Measures mark the first time Tokyo has targeted China-based companies over their alleged support for Russia’s war. Japan has unveiled trade restrictions against firms in…
TOKYO — A crowd-control gate was installed halfway up Japan’s Mount Fuji on Monday ahead of the July 1 start of this year’s climbing season, but…
Rintaro Sasaki homered in the second at-bat of his U.S. amateur debut last week, the blast grabbing headlines because the 19-year-old might be the next…
"I feel comfortable and have felt comfortable from the start, it is easy when you have a group like his who are so keen and…
England number eight Alex Dombrandt says he and his team-mates have gone to some “dark places” to prepare for the heat and humidity of Tokyo…
Fasano, Italy – This year’s G7 summit bore the hallmarks of a fragile club, yet one that still manages to put up a good fight…
G7 nations have agreed upon a $50bn deal to fund Ukraine through profits on frozen Russian assets, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said. “I…
Sale Sharks fly-half George Ford will miss England's summer tour of Japan and New Zealand.Ford started at fly-half throughout this year's Six Nations but is…