Major Japanese beef bowl chain Yoshinoya Co. will introduce its first-ever noodle menu item in its 125-year history, at all ...

The man's name is Yusuke Furusawa. He is 49 years old. He works building sets for TV shows. After work, he goes alone to ...

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The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...

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Shota Imanaga gave up three runs, all on solo homers, but earned the win as the Chicago Cubs came from behind to down the ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday expressed a strong desire to visit Japan at an early date, showing eagerness ...

Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Thursday after directionless trading as many investors took to the sidelines ahead of the ...

Clayton Kershaw got his 3,000th strikeout and Freddie Freeman capped a three-run ninth inning by singled in Shohei Ohtani, ...

Official campaigning began in Japan on Thursday for the July 20 House of Councillors election, a crucial test for Prime ...

The following are key campaign pledges made by major Japanese political parties for the House of Councillors election on July ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday defended his party's plan to distribute cash handouts as a quick way to help ...