The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Major League Baseball’s viewer numbers in the United States and Japan during the first two months have seen double-digit increases

Samurai Blue have earned the right to bring a squad containing just seven players with more than 10 caps to Australia for a World Cup qualifier

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The .305 lifetime hitter was mourned by Shohei Ohtani and others.

The doubling in rice prices since last year has become a major concern for voters and policymakers

Australia can virtually secure their place at next year’s tournament with a win over Japan in Perth – and if not they get a second bite of the cherry next week

Melbourne Victory players are still copping it from their Melbourne City counterparts, but rivalries will be put on hold in Thursday's clash with Japan.

The Japanese government has passed a new law that seeks to quell pop culture-inspired ‘kira kira’ names.

Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, has died

The footage was shot at Led Zeppelin's first Japanese show at Tokyo's famous Nippon Budokan Hall

If you've ever played Gran Turismo, you know about TommyKaira. The Japanese tuner brand got its start with the ZZ, a tiny, bare-bones mid-engine sports car sold only in Japan in very limited numbers. The boutique carmaker planned a second car to follow the ZZ, aptly named the ZZII. While…