For this Kyoto edition, we independently scoped out more than 350 venues and distilled the list down to the very best of the ...

One huddle of fans seeking autographs, selfies and a proximity to greatness encircled Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi ...

When did baseball begin in Japan? Its date of birth seems to have been pushed back yet again. It was long thought that ...

In his new memoir Things Become Other Things, photographer and essayist Craig Mod contemplates the power of a long walk to ...

Traces of a small mountain castle dating to medieval times were discovered in the hills of Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, this ...

Luka Doncic made a hugely touching gesture this week after a Kobe Bryant mural in Los Angeles was vandalized. The mural from artist Sloe Motions (real name: Louie Palsino) - one of many tributes ...

LOS ANGELES - Fans made a jarring discovery after finding one of the first murals of Kobe and Gianna "Gigi" Bryant had been vandalized. UPDATE: Luka Doncic donates $5K to restore vandalized mural ...

Renowned for picturesque sand dunes, laid-back hot springs resorts, the hometowns of popular manga artists and one of western Japan’s highest mountains, Tottori (Japan’s least-populated prefecture) is ...

Former Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has guided the Kobe Steelers into the Japan Rugby League One playoffs for the first time since 2018.

TOKYO: Japan's government has decided on an emergency economic package to help alleviate the pain on industries and households from sweeping US tariffs, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...