The country’s top leaders often present trophies to champions of the national sport. But like other women, Prime Minister ...

For the second straight Olympics, Japan led the women's skateboard street field. Teenagers Coco Yoshizawa and Liz Akama won gold and silver respectively.

Iva Toguri D'Aquino was sent to prison for allegedly helping the Japanese. After it was revealed that perjured witnesses led ...

A Ghanaian lady went viral after saying she wouldn’t date men who speak only Pidgin English, claiming she was too pretty to ...

Find out how the nation’s first female Winter Olympian hopes to plant the seeds of a winter sport revolution in this ...

Looking back on 25 years of her career, the performer shares the unexpected message she would offer her younger self today.

Sanae Takaichi must decide whether to break with centuries of tradition and step into the ring to present a trophy ...

A version of this scene repeated itself all day in Kyoto last month as 300 wrestlers went at it in bout after bout. This was ...

It’s easy to get lost in Tokyo if you don’t know where you’re going. Street addresses are approximate, and buildings extend ...

At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged ...

Everyone’s tolerance for risk, friction and discomfort when traveling will differ. Some folks just need adrenaline and to ...

Hisako “Chako” Higuchi won the 1977 LPGA Championship (now KPMG Women’s PGA) to become the first Japanese player to win an LPGA major. There wasn’t another until Hinako Shibuno stunned the world by ...