The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

Japan isn’t known for being an aggressive country in the world of foreign affairs. Successive Japanese governments have taken pains to emphasize their peacelike nature, a direct consequence of Tokyo finding itself on the losing side of the most horrific war of the 20th century. Japan’s constitution renounces the use…

Japan unveiled a new national security strategy on Friday along with details of its biggest military build-up since World War Two, in a marked shift away from the pacifism that has dominated its political discourse for seven decades.

Authorities concerned that death toll from people being hit by cars while sleeping on roads will increase further as end-of-year party season begins

Naoya Inoue became the first undisputed bantamweight champion in 50 years when he took the WBO title off Britain’s Paul Butler with a commanding performance in Tokyo

Paul Butler suffered the third defeat of his career in Tokyo on Tuesday

The Japanese fighter stopped his British opponent in the 11th round in Tokyo

Naoya Inoue stopped Britain’s Paul Butler late to make history as the first undisputed men’s bantamweight world champion of boxing’s four-belt era in Tokyo on Tuesday.

The investigation of suspected bid-rigging for contracts to plan test events for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has found that the organizing committee sent an email to Dentsu Inc. prior to bidding with a list of bidders and a note stating, "We have agreed on them."

All you need to know as Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler square off in Tokyo, Japan