The idea has been championed by opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai, which is seeking to turn Osaka into a backup capital.

Mochizuki, currently 104th in the world rankings, notched his maiden Grand Slam main-draw win this year at Wimbledon.

The push comes as tighter credit spreads and expectations for U.S. rate cuts fuel demand for investment-grade bonds, with ...

The municipalities affected are Soja in Okayama Prefecture, Unzen in Nagasaki Prefecture, Miyaki in Saga Prefecture and ...

For decades, China’s supremacy in the paddle-and-ball game, also known as ping pong, has gone unquestioned. For just as long, ...

A member of the farm minister's campaign team asked supporters to post comments favorable to him on an online video.

Concerns about prices and dissatisfaction with one's "food situation" are at or near record highs in Japan as households ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's first visit to the White House in about six years started off with a warm welcome ...

Kansai Electric decommissioned the No. 1 and No. 2 units of the Ako oil-fired thermal power station in Hyogo Prefecture in ...

Keiko Mori, 75, told police the body was that of her daughter who was born in 1975. An autopsy has been ordered to determine ...

The complex is scheduled to be completed in 2029 at a total cost of about ¥160 billion, making it the company's largest-ever ...

Toyota has opened the doors to the first phase of Woven City, its experimental town meant to act as an incubator for ...