Japan’s new leader is praised for an ‘energetic’ diplomatic debut hosting Trump

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has received praise for her diplomatic debut, which included hosting U.S. President ...

Fact Check: Japan will be stricter on foreign misbehaviour, not begin mass deportations

Japan’s new government says it wants to take a stricter approach to crime and other misbehaviour by foreigners, not begin ...

Rigid gender roles are prompting women to leave rural Japan

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

Nasa Hataoka, Yuna Araki share lead at LPGA's Toto Japan Classic, Miyu Yamashita contending

Nasa Hataoka and Yuna Araki share the 54-hole lead at the LPGA's 2025 Toto Japan Classic, with Miyu Yamashita in solo third ...

Japan resumes seafood exports to China 2 years after Fukushima wastewater release

China imposed the ban in 2023 over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi ...

Five memorable meetings between Ireland and Japan

Ireland's next meeting with Japan after the World Cup shock of 2019 was another thrilling encounter that featured their ...

Japan man rents wife’s murder flat for 20 years to preserve crime scene, spends US$145,000

TOKYO: A grieving husband in Japan paid rent on the empty "haunted house" in which his wife was murdered for 26 years in the ...

Ohtani and Yamamoto make Japan proud helping Dodgers repeat as World Series champions

Sunday morning in Japan began with a palpable buzz after the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Shohei Ohtani would start Game 7 ...

How to follow Ireland v Japan on the BBC

After a loss against New Zealand in Chicago last weekend, Ireland are back on home turf to take on Japan in Dublin. Andy ...