The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

The premiers of China and Japan arrived in Seoul Sunday for their first trilateral summit in five years, which is expected to focus on economic issues rather than sensitive geopolitics.

The Japan Rugby League One final will be a clash between former Crusaders coach and captain when the Wild Knights take on Brave Lupus in Tokyo.

Men's volleyball is flying high in Japan with the national team ranked fourth globally ahead of the Paris Olympics and the sport's soaring popularity fuelled by a manga blockbuster.

Toshiba Brave Lupus beat Tokyo Sungoliath in the second semi-final of Japanese club rugby on Sunday.

The time-trial specialist is in rich form heading towards the Paris Games and has high hopes of improving on her showing in Tokyo

Despite a change in philosophy and the added advantage of MotoGP’s new concession system, Honda has so far been unable to turn its fortunes around, with the RC213V remaining the weakest bike on the grid. Mir, now the lead rider in Honda’s stable after the exit of Marc Marquez to…

Yakuza decline in Japan leads to rise of 'tokuryu' groups, posing new challenges for law enforcement.

Britain’s most successful female road racer of the era, Lizzie Deignan has one medal missing from her cabinet: Olympic gold. Chris Marshall-Bell looks back on her record at the Games and ponders her prospects for Paris

Police in Japan who were busy tracking thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have set their eyes on a new threat: unorganized and loosely connected groups they believe are behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza