Foreign students from local Japanese-language schools and foreign employees at companies in Gunma Prefecture tested their skills with Japanese songs at the Maebashi Karaoke World Cup on Sunday.

The nonprofit foundation Japan Overseas Educational Services (JOES) will launch an online program for Japanese elementary school students living overseas where there are no Japanese schools.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Wataru Endo made clear Monday night that Japan has very high expectations for the World Cup. “We will do our best with pride and passion to achieve something that we’ve never ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force and the South Korean Navy held the first joint search-and-rescue exercise in nine years on Sunday off the west side of the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture, ...

The city of Utsunomiya said Tuesday that hunters fired a tranquilizer dart at a bear on the grounds of a private residence in the city and had successfully hit it.

Japan’s national soccer team traveled Monday from their training venue of Monterrey, Mexico, to Nashville, which will be their home base during the upcoming FIFA 2026 World Cup.

A conference on Palestinian development, an international framework led by Japan, is set to hold a ministerial-level meeting in July, according to sources.

France’s consumer protection agency said Monday it will impose a fine of €35 million on Japan’s Nintendo Co. for failing to properly inform consumers about a defect in its Nintendo Switch controllers.

The latest joint survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun and the South Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo reveals that while people in both ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung took a cautious stance on concluding Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements (ACSA) with Japan at a press conference on Monday marking his first year in office.

Shinnosuke Abe, the former manager of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball team, was referred to prosecutors Tuesday for allegedly assaulting his 18-year-old daughter last month.

Japanese policymakers said on Tuesday they stood ready to act decisively against excessive yen falls while remaining vigilant to rising bond yields that could hurt ⁠the economy, highlighting the ...