Japan failed to reach the final of the men's Volleyball Nations League after losing to 2024 Paris Olympic bronze medalist the United States 3-2 on Saturday.

A woman in her 70s, who according to local officials had been sleeping in her car following Tuesday's powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, died of suspected heatstroke, the ...

As it faces rising sea levels caused by climate change, the tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru is pursuing an unconventional ...

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to reporters in Tokyo on the morning of Aug. 3, 2026. (Kyodo) TOKYO - Japan and the United States on Friday conducted a coordinated yen-buying ...

Japan's Shiho Kuwaki won the Women's British Open after a playoff on Sunday, securing her maiden LPGA Tour title and becoming ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw a solid three-run ball over eight innings, but was charged with the loss as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Saturday.

A Filipino staff works her first housekeeping assignment in Musashino, Tokyo, in February 2026. (For editorial use only)(Photo not for sale)(Kyodo) Filipino housekeeping staff ask the best way to use ...

People browse books at a booth at the Seoul International Book Fair on June 24, 2026. (For editorial use only)(Photo use permitted only for the story concerned)(Kyodo) Photo shows crowds at the Seoul ...

A Japanese fireworks manufacturer and a university professor have jointly developed more environmentally friendly fireworks with water-soluble shell casings that naturally dissolve after use, in hopes ...

Tran Van Son, a Vietnamese technical intern working at a factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, had recently become a father before ...

A collapsed house is pictured in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 31, 2026, three days after a powerful earthquake struck ...

TOKYO - Rui Hachimura expressed his desire to return to play for Japan on Saturday after distancing himself from the national team over concerns about its management following the 2024 Paris Olympics.