The Latest Breaking News from Japan

As the population of a small Japanese village dwindles, creative residents endeavor to mimic the companionship of children with life-size puppets.

Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan is a rural place, famous for its high-quality Maesawa beef, its history of making traditional ironware and the intense green hills and mountains that surround it

A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the government pursues a renewed expansion of nuclear energy to provide stable power and reduce carbon emissions

Unusually warm autumn is delaying first snowfall after hottest summer on record

The LPGA Tour is set for its final overseas stop of the season, and some of the Golf Monthly team have picked out a few likely contenders

The Springboks want a clean sweep but Australia, Argentina and New Zealand may have more modest November targets

From Germany to Japan, people are buying up draughty churches, leaky hotels and asbestos-filled schools for peanuts and turning them into dream homes. They can be as big as 40,000 sq ft – but are they always a great deal?

From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits, these examples of battle armor were designed to protect and impress.

Japan's bruised Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is exploring potential collaboration with other parties after losing his majority in elections, local media reported Tuesday.

Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning to cheer the country’s top celebrity over breakfast in Game 3 of the World Series

Huge spikes in viewership and social media interest for this World Series.