A team of researchers has reported a breakthrough in making sperm cell precursors in vitro that could be used in a number of ...

Momiji Nishiya of Japan has won the first ever Olympic skateboard competition for women. The 13-year-old gave the host nation a sweep of golds in the street event a day after after Yuto Horigome won ...

PARIS--Japan's Yuto Horigome retained his Olympic title in men's street skateboarding in Paris on Monday, clinching the top of the podium on his final trick in a nerve-searing final.

Saki Kumagai has good reason to feel confident in her teambuilding efforts after the Japanese women’s national soccer squad scored a dramatic 5-0 victory over Zambia in its opening match of the ...

Manchester City set aside struggles at home to ease past Urawa Red Diamonds 3-0 in the Club World Cup semifinals on Tuesday and is one game away from a fifth title in 2023.

Olympic bronze medalist Shoma Uno concluded a dominant figure skating world championships by winning the gold medal Saturday, while Vincent Zhou of the U.S. catapulted from sixth after his short ...

MILWAUKEE--Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami wasted no time hitting his first homer in the major leagues. The circumstances ...

OSAKA—The Osaka High Court on March 23 upheld the acquittal of a 30-year-old widow who had been accused of murdering her ...

When junior high school student Osamu Takeda saw a pole vaulter at a track and field competition for the first time, he found himself lifted to a natural high in wonderment.

Although foreign residents have become a more common sight in Japan, they continue to face difficulties gaining housing due ...