The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Japanese boxing champion Naoya Inoue defends titles with TKO victory against TJ Doheny in Tokyo. Future matchups and potential challengers discussed.

Vice President Kamala Harris expressed her opposition on the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel.

Japan won its first-ever gold medal in wheelchair rugby at Paris's Champs-de-Mars Arena Monday night, surging ahead of the US team at half-time. It was an infuriating night for the US, which has failed to win gold in the fast-paced sport – once known as "murderball" for its full-contact play-style…

Japan introduced restrictions under pressure from US to weaken Chinese tech power.

US Steel said that it remained committed to a proposed deal with Nippon Steel.

Sony is conquering Japan right now, with the ZV-E10 doing monster sales, while a Canon DSLR is keeping the dream alive

Asako Yuzuki’s novel Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder is the latest literary sensation by a female Japanese writer to be served to, and savoured by, an international audience.

There have also been trials held in different countries including Iceland, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Lithuania, South Africa and Belgium.

Inoue has been a one-man revolution in Japanese boxing, but his reach has extended globally in recent years