Konno joined the council, an advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association, with former Lower House member Yasuko Ikenobo. Screenwriter Makiko Uchidate was the only woman who served on the panel ...

The Mongolian woman, who entered Japan one week ago on a short-term sightseeing visa, was arrested on suspicion of theft. She is currently denying the charges and claims that the older woman’s wallet ...

She has been working in journalism for seven years. A Chicago woman has been located after she was reported missing in Japan by family members. Kandace Schipper, 29, was reported missing after she ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- For the first time sumo wrestling's governing body can recall, one of its revered athletes has been nabbed for drug possession. Police arrested 335-pound Soslan Aleksandrovich ...

The woman lived on Rebun Island off the northern tip of Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan. Her bones were excavated together with those of 27 of her fellow villagers. Researchers ...

Japan's Supreme Court has made an unprecedented ... She was later diagnosed with a gender identity disorder and started living as a woman outside of work from around 2008. The following year ...

Sumo is often referred to as Japan’s national sport but it’s America's pastime that is unquestionably this country’s one true obsession. Why is baseball so popular? It’s a complicated ...

But what if you want to further immerse yourself in the classical culture of Japan, partaking of Japanese cuisine and also watching very large men slam into and grapple with each other? Not a problem, ...

This photo taken on March 17, 2025, shows a house in Kochi, western Japan, where a fire broke out ... an emergency call around 8:40 a.m. from a woman reporting a fire in the two-story house.