The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Mayweather will take on Japanese MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura later this month in his latest exhibition bout, and the pair held a tense staredown before being separated by Mayweather's security

The former chairman of Tokyo Olympics sponsor Aoki Holdings has told prosecutors he gave 2 million yen ($14,300) in cash to the head of the Games' organising committee, former prime minister Yoshiro Mori, the Sankei daily reported.

Royal Enfield's newest 350cc motorbike continues to make its way around the globe, with an impending rollout in Japan for the 2023 model year.

Japan, which was praised for keeping its coronavirus cases and deaths largely under control earlier in the pandemic, is experiencing its most severe coronavirus wave so far and has become a hotspot for the virus in East Asia.

England take on Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and then South Africa

Researchers raise concerns that Chinese youth may be following in the footsteps of Japan

Japan will allow non-guided package tours from all countries from Sept 7 and more than double the number of people it permits to enter daily as it further rolls back some of the strictest Covid-19 border controls among major economies.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that the government will relax its border control measures against the novel coronavirus, raising the daily limit on entries to 50,000 people from Sept. 7. During a morning press conference at the Prime Minister's Office, Kishida also apologized for the Liberal Democratic Party's relationship…

Several embassies and consulates in Japan have aroused controversy by posting messages espousing one-sided views and using extreme language -- and even remarks aimed at Japan -- in Japanese on Twitter.