The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Eddie Jones vowed Japan will have "a red-hot go" against his former team England when the two sides meet in Tokyo on Saturday.

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has labelled some Kiwi business leaders as the "C-List" in a gaffe revealing his fondness for the political fight.

Japan’s Yuka Saso won the US Open Women’s Open after Korda crashed out of contention with a 10-over-par first-round 80.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion of both the Australian and US Opens and former world number one from Japan, was among a group of four Grand Slam winners who received wildcards on Wednesday to compete in the women's singles main draw at Wimbledon next month.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito said Britain's royals treated him "like family", as he recounted previous trips at a rare press conference on Wednesday ahead of a UK state visit.

Emma Loffhagen takes a look at the island nation’s royal couple and their unlikely British connections

Centres Slade and Lawrence embody the attacking philosophy which will be in evidence again in Saturday’s Test in Tokyo

As Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako make the first Japanese state visit to Britain since 1998, here are some key things to know about the imperial family: - Sun goddess - Legend has it that Japan's royals, whose myth-filled history spans 2,600 years, are descended from the Shinto sun goddess…

On Saturday, for the first time since the amateur era, England will play in Japan against the host nation.