Conservative lawmakers decry a change of the surname rule in the Civil Code as an attack on traditional values and tie it to ...

Oracle Red Bull Racing will honour a Championship-winning partnership with Honda at this week's 2025 Japanese Grand Prix as part of a team takeover in Tokyo and Suzuka. Here is all you need to ...

Japanese badminton player Chiharu Shida has issued a public plea to her Chinese fans, asking them to respect her privacy and stop stalking her. The 27-year-old has developed a large following in ...

a decision that may put the global decision-making body on course to elect its first-ever female secretary general. Thirty out of 33 nations in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States ...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed George Glass, a businessman from Oregon with a background in investment banking and real estate, as ambassador to Japan. The chamber voted 66 to 32 in favor of ...

A Labour MP says a new report about harassment of female parliamentarians is not a big surprise. The research, conducted by the University of Otago's Department of Psychological Medicine and based on ...

A female fencer who was disqualified for refusing to face a transgender competitor has been lauded with a “courage” award from a women’s rights brand. Stephanie Turner, 31, was booted from ...

Hatsushima is not a particularly busy station, relative to Japanese rail commuting as a whole. It serves a town (Arida) of about 25,000, known for mandarin oranges and scabbardfish, that is ...

A Japanese space startup is buying US-made rocket engines for use with its small, reusable launch vehicles in a bid to bridge the gap between the country’s large-scale satellite production and ...

Christian Horner says Yuki Tsunoda is "finding his feet" at Red Bull after a quiet first race weekend for the team in Japan. Tsunoda qualified in 15th behind the driver he replaced at Red Bull ...

Japan was hit with worse-than-expected news last week when the U.S. announced a so-called reciprocal tariff of 24% on all Japanese imports, with the levy on Japanese automotive imports set to rise ...