NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is having its most-viewed postseason in the U.S. since 2017 through the League Championship Series. Viewership is averaging 4.48 million according to MLB and ...

Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan's first woman prime minister on Tuesday, but analysts say her rise does not necessarily signal a feminist victory.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, following her party’s last-minute coalition deal to secure a majority.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez beat Czech teenager Tereza Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Japan Open on Sunday, her second WTA title of the year. Fernandez, the world number 27, added to her victory at ...

Now, just over 10 years on, Tokyo-born Kondo is back with her new book, Letter from Japan. In it, the 41-year-old looks at the Japanese traditions that have shaped her life – at a time when interest ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his bushy eyebrows and his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, died ...

The news: Andrew Shearer, the current director-general of the Office of National Intelligence (ONI), will be nominated as the next Australian ambassador to Japan. Kathy Klugman, who has been been ...

PLANO, Texas — Soon, visitors in Collin County will be able to experience a unique blend of Texas hospitality and Japanese luxury. The City of Plano broke ground Wednesday on the Miyako Hybrid Hotel ...

Grammy-winning R&B artist D’Angelo, a pioneer of neo-soul music, died at the age of 51 on Tuesday "after a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer," his family said in a statement. "We are ...