Sumo’s officiating cohort is a world of its own

Man arrested over stabbing outside Ibaraki restaurant whose owner was found dead

Police believe Kotaro Uchiyama, 30, had been drinking with the woman he allegedly stabbed. The owner of the restaurant w…

Japanese professors welcome Nobel Prize for IceCube project chief

"We were able to catch a glimpse of the universe that no one has ever seen," said Shigeru Yoshida, who participated in t…

French school protests draw over 250,000 as violence flares

Around 256,000 people were taking part in demonstrations, including 56,000 in Paris, according to the Interior Ministry.