Bear attacks in Japan reach historic levels as poor harvests and shrinking hunter population create wildlife crisis in northern prefectures like Akita and Fukushima.

We met five remarkable people who’ve lived for more than a century and have yet to retire. For them, a working life is a richer one.

It was a sweltering Aug. 31, and the street outside JR Osaka Station was crowded with protesters decrying what they call the ...

It is hard to escape Shohei Ohtani in Japan, even while the country was glued to its own World Series equivalent. To Japanese fans, Ohtani is just about perfect: He hits home runs, pitches great, ...

The latest feature from 94-year-old director Yōji Yamada ('The Hidden Blade') follows a cabbie and elderly passenger on one long, nostalgic ride through Japan’s capital.

Our 10 recommended books for November include a memoir from Margaret Atwood and a new novel from John Irving that revisits a ...

Japan is known as The Land of the Rising Sun. On what was Sunday, just as the sun was rising in Japan, Forever Young, the only Japan-based horse in the Breeders ...

Japan's Forever Young made history as the first horse from that country to win the $7 million Classic and long shot Ethical Diamond stole the show in the $5 million Turf on Saturday to highlight Day ...

The four pitchers who will decide this Fall Classic experienced Game 6 between the Dodgers and Blue Jays in very different ...

Sandwiches have become one of the most popular items to make and showcase on social media, with home cooks regularly showing ...

The defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Blue Jays on Friday night to force the World Series to a decisive ...

"When I was abroad, I saw them on pretty much every city block. I would love to have the same thing here in the US." ...