The 33-year-old is two away from Joscelin Yeo's record of 62 medals at the Games. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The agency added dozens of nominees to its annual list of the world’s “intangible cultural heritage,” celebrating ...

The US Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour gathers the best women golfers from around the world. In 2025, four from Japan made their tour debut: Takeda Rio, Yamashita Miyū, and the Iwai twins, ...

TOKYO — As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has broken new ground in a country that struggles with gender equality. But she has quickly run up against a tradition that may be ...

THE TWO young contenders grab at each other’s loincloths. A referee keeps up the shout of “nokotta nokotta”, indicating that the wrestlers are still in the game. Suddenly one lunges forward, sending ...

TOKYO -- The number of women's toilets installed at Japan's train stations is only about 60% the total of men's, according to sample survey results presented at a recent meeting of the Ministry of ...

Asaki Nishikawa and Siobhan Haughey claimed impressive victories on the second night of action at the Japan Open.

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Shin Ohashi just missed his own world junior record in the 200-meter breaststroke on the final night of the Japan Open.

Looking back on 25 years of her career, the performer shares the unexpected message she would offer her younger self today. By Billboard Japan Billboard Japan‘s Women in Music initiative launched in ...

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PETALING JAYA: World No. 2 women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah have claimed the Japan Masters title after defeating home pair Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi 22-20, 21-19 in the final on Sunday (Nov ...