OSAKA - This year marks 100 years since the birth and 10 years since the death of legendary rakugo storyteller Katsura Beicho ...

For people in Japan, cherry blossom season is a time for celebration and contemplation – but for a bunch of foreign bozos, this year’s flowering season is about getting page views on a video they made ...

Many players who have caught the eye at this level have earned moves to big ... Osaka’s golden generation, all of whom became household names in the J.League. He would then move to FC Salzburg ...

An adventure begins for Conan and the Detective Boys, taking place at a soccer match between Hideo Akagi of the Tokyo Spirits and Ryusuke Higo of Big Osaka.

As a result, I didn’t have the time I usually devote to pumping out articles before the draft, and my brain might be a little pickled. Faced with these constraints, I have pared my annual Little Board ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has attended the opening ceremony for Expo 2025 Osaka and expressed his hope that the event will help restore global unity in a world is plagued by conflicts and ...

The Expo 2025 has opened in Osaka with more than 10,000 people singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to celebrate the start of ...

Serie A refereeing expert Luca Marelli feels Evan Ndicka “took a huge risk” with his holding of Yann Bisseck in today’s clash ...

Naomi Osaka’s clay-court season has started with a loss in the first round of the Madrid Open against Lucia Bronzetti.

As many people start new lives in spring with new jobs or further education, railway operators in Japan are nervous about ...

OSAKA -- Over the last two years, Hironori Momose has watched the reshaping of Osaka's skyline from his office overlooking the north end of the city's main train station. A former rail yard is now ...