Yuya Osako exacted sweet revenge for Japan on Tuesday as the Blue Samurai beat Colombia 2-1
Longevity is linked to how people approach later life and others’ attitude towards elders
The Lions of Teranga are readying themselves to bring more World Cup joy to the country
According to witnesses, sumo officials attempted to ‘re-purify’ the ring after the women had entered
Japan is committed to further strengthening its bilateral relationship with South Africa
Japanese condom makers are ramping up preparations ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
According to US court documents, dollars were said to have been transferred to SA company bank accounts for the apparent purchasing of the items
While governments need to develop coherent frameworks to regulate cryptocurrency, permanent solutions will be found through international co-operation
The issue of women forced into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during World War II is a hugely emotional one that has long marred ties.
Japan’s whaling fleet left for the Southern Ocean last month, planning to kill 333 minke whales over a four-month period.
Japan is not training any more astronauts for ISS missions but announced plans earlier this year to send its first astronaut to the moon by 2030.
North Korea’s nuclear programme is "a threat to the civilised world" said Trump on the second day of his Asian tour dominated by the crisis.
Non-smoking employees at a Japanese firm are getting six additional days’ holiday to compensate for the time their colleagues spend smoking at work.
Author Kazuo Ishiguro is the new winner of the Nobel Literature Prize for his renowned novel The Remains of the Day
Relatives can pay their respects to loved ones without leaving the comfort of their cars — an initiative supporting an ‘ultra-aged’ country.
After learning how to snowboard in 14 days, the Sri Lankan woman takes to the steep slopes.
The political power gap created by the US president gives Japan a chance to reimagine itself.
Olympics organisers have called on the Japanese public to donate old smartphones and other electronic devices to make medals for the 2020 Games.
Japanese schoolgirl Rikako Ikee is set to make a big splash in Rio.
And they get prosthetic pinkies to replace the tips of the digits they were forced to cut off.
Yahoo sold sold an estimated 12 tonnes of elephant tusks and fashioned pieces of ivory on its Japanese auction site
Some of the bodies found on mystery vessels are believed to be those of North Korean soldiers.
In the major powers, it’s called quantitative easing. In plain terms, it’s printing money. And Japan’s prime minister has begun doing it in a big way.
The horrors of Japanese camps are being told but nothing is being said of what followed.
As the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II looms, two would-be suicide pilots described how they prepared to die.
Forays from the central bank into the stock market have sparked a boom in Japan’s economy.
Japan has condemned the beheading of journalist Kenji Goto allegedly by the Islamic State group.
An undated video shows a knife-wielding man holding two men captive, threatening to execute them should Japan not pay a $200-million ransom.
China says there is no proof North Korea was behind the Sony cyber attack, and Pyongyang says it will retaliate against the US mainland if need be.
China is holding a day of remembrance, the first of its kind, for the thousands of people killed during the Nanjing massacre in 1937.
Teams from Japan and Argentina have been approved to join the Super Rugby tournament as of 2016, as well as South African team, the Southern Kings.
The death toll from Japan’s worst volcanic eruption in decades has risen to 48 after additional victims were discovered on the ash-covered summit.