The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

Exclusive interview: The Scot hopes to bounce back from fifth in the World Championships in pursuit of another medal after Olympic bronze last year, with the Alexander Stadium set to host the athletics at the Commonwealth Games

Chips, batteries and energy are key collaboration areas between the United States and Japan as the allies seek to secure supply chains and counter China, Washington's envoy to Tokyo said.

One year ago, sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's life was upended when she refused to board a plane back to her native Belarus after being kicked out of the Tokyo Olympics by her team.

The last time Adam Peaty suffered defeat, he used it as the fire to shatter repeated world records and successfully defend his Olympic title in Tokyo.

A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners of dogs - or cats - that can't shed their fur coats in Japan's blistering summer weather. The device consists of a battery-operated, 80-gram (3-ounce) fan that is…

A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners of dogs - or cats - that can't shed their fur coats in Japan's blistering summer weather.

An Olympic gold medallist last year in the mixed medley relay in Tokyo, Anderson helped England’s women to silver in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre

WASHINGTON -- Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday and confirmed that Tokyo and Washington had not changed their basic position on Taiwan, where China is increasing military pressure.

The former Tokyo 2020 organizing committee executive board member under investigation in a bribery probe allegedly also accepted a separate payment of 250 million yen from entities related to the same sponsor, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Egg-shaped objects light up in a kaleidoscope of colors at Nagai Botanical Garden in Osaka in a show conceived by Tokyo-based digital art group teamLab. The show launched Friday as a permanent nighttime exhibition and features 14 works, including the egg-shaped objects, which change color as they sense vibrations and…

A company run by a former Tokyo Olympic organiser received more than $1 million from Games sponsor AOKI Holdings Inc, on top of payments from the suit retailer being investigated by Tokyo prosecutors, Japanese media said.