Tokyo: Japan is known for its cutting-edge technology and advanced lifestyle, often leading people to say that the country is living in 2050. A viral video from Japan has recently captivated the ...

Just 16 and still afraid of the water, hot-shot Japanese surfer Minori Kawai has set her sights on Olympic gold after a stunning victory at the venue for the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Item 1 of 2 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Wrestling - Freestyle - Women's 57kg - Medal Ceremony - Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba, Japan - August 5, 2021. Gold medallist Risako Kawai of Japan poses with her ...

Japan's Yukako Kawai, right, battles Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in the Tokyo Olympics' women's 62-kilogram freestyle wrestling final at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2021.

Japan's Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai said he was stepping down to avoid harm to public trust in the justice system and would be looking into allegations against his wife's campaign.

On Friday, newly appointed Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai promised to reform his ministry, including a pledge to more stringently enforce laws and regulations related to immigration.

Japan's Risako Kawai won gold Thursday by beating Belarus's Iryna Kurachkina 5-0 in the women's 57 kg freestyle wrestling final at the Tokyo Olympics. The 26-year-old Kawai, ...

World, Asia - Pacific Japan’s ex-minister accepts 3-year jail term over vote buying Katsuyuki Kawai was convicted for buying votes for his wife in 2019 upper house election ...

Japan’s Risako Kawai won her second Olympic wrestling gold, defeating Belarus’ Iryna Kurachkina 5-0 in the women’s 57-kilogram freestyle final on Thursday, a day after her sister Yukako won ...

Convicted vote-buyer Anri Kawai resigned from the Upper House on Feb. 3, ending her brief but scandal-filled career in national politics.