Unheralded No. 8 maegashira Ichiyamamoto found himself in an unfamiliar position Monday as outright leader of the Nagoya ...

New yokozuna Onosato scored a bounce-back win over komusubi Takayasu at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, as rank-and-file wrestler Ichiyamamoto emerged as the surprise outright leader.

China said Monday it will continue to seek stable ties with Japan, a day after the country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka will be part of Japan's five-woman team for September's Billie Jean King Cup finals in China, ...

Shohei Ohtani homered for the second consecutive game, but the Los Angeles Dodgers' recent struggles continued with a 6-5 ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday said he will remain in office to avert a "political stalemate," even as the ruling ...

Japan took the artistic swimming team free silver medal at the world aquatics championships Sunday in Singapore.

A record 42 women won seats in Japan's House of Councillors election on Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 35 set in ...

Over half of Japanese public junior and senior high school students met official English proficiency milestones, but further ...

The government-backed Japan International Cooperation Agency and a U.N. unit in charge of landmine countermeasures have ...

A dismal outcome in Sunday's House of Councillors election poses a difficult yet inevitable question for Japanese Prime ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba remains opposed to a consumption tax cut, but opposition parties are expected to intensify ...