Bandai Co.'s digital pet Tamagotchi, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026, is experiencing a new wave of ...

Veteran Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda said Sunday he has signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees.

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A dog owner whose pet died in a fire at a veterinary hospital in Tokyo filed a lawsuit Aug. 4 demanding 3 million yen (about ...

The United States is restoring a World War II-era airfield on Tinian, a tiny, strategically important Pacific island in its ...

A reporter from the Kanagawa Shimbun newspaper was expelled from a regular press conference held by the right-wing populist ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he wants to convey a message that underscores the need for Japan to remember the ...

"Funabashi pears" produced in the city of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, were shipped for the first time this season on July 28 ...

Tokyo stocks fell Monday, with the Nikkei index briefly diving over 2 percent, fueled by concerns over a U.S. economic ...

A team representing the United States clad in popular game characters won the championship of the World Cosplay Summit 2025 ...

Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bog ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out six across 5-2/3 scoreless innings to set the tone for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 3-0 victor ...