The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

ISTANBUL -- A Turkish man is under investigation by Istanbul prosecutors over his alleged involvement in organ trafficking connected to a Tokyo-based nonprofit whose director is currently on trial for violating the Organ Transplants Law.

Olympic champions Canada are happy to be underestimated as they kick off their bid to add a Women's World Cup title to their Tokyo Olympic gold medal.

Threats posed by North Korea occupy the top two spots on a list of security risks in Northeast Asia this year, according to a survey of foreign policy and security experts from Japan, the United States, China and South Korea, conducted by Tokyo-based research institute The Genron NPO.

Japanese employees earn only three-quarters as much as developed-country peers over 30 years after asset bubble burst.

The Japan Forum for Strategic Studies held a war game in Tokyo spanning two days to examine the challenges the Japanese government might face in response to a supposed invasion of Taiwan by China.

Ali sustained career-altering injuries while fighting wrestler and martial artist Inoki in Tokyo

As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants and seafood suppliers are bracing for a slump in business under a potential ban by Hong Kong on aquatic products from 10 Japanese regions

LOS ANGELES — In a sport that prizes the fearlessness and flexibility that come with youth, elite female gymnasts often were considered washed up at an age when most athletes are launching their careers.

A shrinking Japanese population is fueling a trend of urbanites buying up cheap vacant homes in the countryside.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday opposed a NATO push to open a liaison office in Japan, as the alliance's head said he wanted to strengthen ties to counter China's growing influence in the region.

More than 18,000 people were killed by the huge earthquake off Japan’s northeast coast and the ensuing tsunami that struck on 11 March 2011.