On his first full day as secretary of state, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as ...

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from January 20, Day 9 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

Japan is closely watching currency market positions, including those built on speculative bets, because volatility in ...

Demands that the Japanese communications ministry take Fuji Television Network Inc. off the air have emerged on social media ...

Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on Tuesday a weak yen would push up inflation by boosting import costs, ...

Tuesday night is going to be a special one for Ichiro Suzuki, as he's set to get elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. As of this posti ...

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes have ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the winners, but a current pitcher played a large role ...

Without its usual crowd of spectators, Kaikyokan’s sunfish essentially started to fall into a deep-sea depression.

National Geographic Fellow and researcher who coined Blue Zones, Dan Buettner, has learned plenty about the longer lifespans ...

Scientists suspect that contagious urination, a behavior they observed among a troop of apes in Japan, may play an important ...

The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) as America’s 72nd secretary of State, putting in place ...