Champion Kirishima ended the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament with a loss on Sunday but his return to ozeki is now a certainty, ...

Hawaii officials urged people in hard-hit areas to evacuate Saturday due to the state's worst flooding in more than 20 years, ...

The use of epidural anesthesia to alleviate pain during delivery is gradually gaining traction in Japan. However, its ...

OSAKA -- An 80-year-old man living in Osaka creates incredibly realistic "fake food" using washi traditional Japanese paper. Starting his washi crafting journey after turning 70, his creations, themed ...

By Damian Flanagan The other week I was asked by a magazine to review a couple of chunky books on the history of manga and, ...

Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting ...

Iran responded Sunday with threats of its own, a day after President Donald Trump warned the United States will ...

A Kyoto-based regenerative medicine company is launching a service that will allow individuals to generate and store induced pluripot ...

A Vietnamese technical trainee died Saturday and three other people are missing after fishing near a breakwater lighthouse in ...

About 500 meters upstream of a dock at the famous "Yagiri-no-watashi" ferryboat crossing, which boasts a history of around ...

Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in dual attacks ...

Sekiwake Kirishima lost his bout but still won the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday with a day to spare as his two ...