Akihito, the eldest son of Emperor Hirohito (b. 1901, d. 1989) and Empress Nagako (b. 1903, d. 2000) is currently the longest-living Japanese emperor in verifiable history. He abdicated in 2019, the ...

LONDON (Kyodo) -- Japan will bid to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup, the head of the country's rugby union said Thursday. Japan ...

Japan's output gap in the April-June quarter was upgraded to 0.3%, its largest since July-September 2019, after reflecting a ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sept. 26 certified Japan's elimination of rubella, the Ministry of Health, Labor and ...

Berkshire lifts its Mitsui stake to more than 10%, deepening its Japan bet with rising dividends, low-cost debt and ...

The first trilateral Bushido Guardian exercise in Japan sees Australian, Japanese, and USAF F-35 fleets train together with 750 personnel and 25 aircraft.

Japan’s equity markets have surged to global leadership in 2025, with small caps dominating across many time frames, ...

A race-used 2019 Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 rolling chassis, driven by Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon, is being auctioned by F1 ...

Ducati's Marc Marquez clinched his seventh MotoGP championship at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and his first since 2019 ...

The 32-year-old won his first MotoGP riders’ title since 2019 after finishing second to Francesco Bagnaia at Motegi.

An emotional Marc Marquez clinched his seventh MotoGP world championship and his first since 2019 today after finishing ...

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Japan, the U.S. and South Korea on Monday reaffirmed their "resolute commitment" to the complete ...