Mount Yoshino offers a good (and beautiful) reason to get out of Tokyo and Kyoto and venture off the beaten path.

Shohei Ohtani captivated audiences during the Dodgers' two opening day games against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo. He received ...

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of illegally accessing Rakuten Mobile Inc.’s system by using a program he ...

Three winters from now, Japan’s snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, ...

Japanese baseball has a rich history, but a series of structural factors stand in the way of it becoming a phenomenon in ...

A metal case filled with concrete and containing the body of the girl, who was 6 or 7 years old at the time of her death, was ...

On March 12, the Sapporo District Court handed psychiatrist Osamu Tamura a 16-month prison term, suspended for four years.

Tokyo Opening Series drew to a thrilling close at the Tokyo Dome, enchanting fans with an unforgettable display of talent. Among the highlights was Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers' star two-way ...

Shohei Ohtani’s every step, swing and smile were intensely followed this week during his homecoming at the Tokyo Dome, an ...

Ohtani was never implicated in the scandal, and the slugger responded to the turmoil with one of the greatest seasons in MLB ...

In an offseason filled with unprecedented free agent signings, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ acquisition of Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki stood out. The hype surrounding the 23-year-old sensation is ...