China’s economy slowed sharply to a 4.3% annualized pace of growth in the April-June quarter, the government said Wednesday.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) defended its decision to provisionally lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic ...

More than 300,000 fans will attend the British Open at Royal Birkdale this week, making it a record crowd for golf’s oldest ...

Offices, public parks, bars — watch parties popped up at all the usual spots for Wednesday’s semifinal World Cup match. But ...

Two badminton veterans enjoyed 16 minutes of fame at the Japan Open on Wednesday when they appeared in the main draw of a ...

"Are you really serious about getting married?" The question was posed during a matchmaking party in Tokyo's Minato Ward last ...

Panasonic has added the EAH-AZ100B1K — a collaboration model with the world-famous rock band The Rolling Stones — to its ...

A Foreign Ministry official. The ministry will launch an initiative to promote Japanese philosophy overseas and use it to support diplomatic efforts. The goal is to increase the number of Japan ...

Harry Kane said he was "gutted" for England and their fans after his team were beaten 2-1 by defending champions Argentina in the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday. Anthony Gordon's strike had put the ...

The NBA will be doing some international business alongside the FIFA World Cup final in the coming days, as it moves closer to the planned launch of a new league in Europe sometime in the fall of 2027 ...

A bear broke into the kitchen of an elderly resident in northeastern Japan and apparently opened a refrigerator in search of ...

A court has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 16 years in prison for killing a woman by stabbing and slashing her at least 55 times while she was livestreaming on a Tokyo street in March last year. The ...