Matthieu Witvoet and Chloe Leger Witvoet plan to set off from Cape Verde, off the African coast, for a 2,360-mile swim to the ...

The Japan Open Water Swimming Adventure by Cross Country Swimming is based on Ojika Island. Guests take an overnight ferry from Fukuoka and stay in ryokans. The trip includes visits to cultural sites ...

This concept photo is provided by the Japan Lifesaving Association (JLA), which urges people, "If you drink, don't swim." TOKYO -- With summer in full swing, playing in the sea, rivers and pools makes ...

An increasing number of public junior high schools in Japan are abolishing swimming lessons and replacing them with classroom lectures due to aging pool facilities and growing concerns about ...

Australia's Moesha Johnson, center, celebrates after winning the women's 5-kilometer open water swimming at the world aquatics championships in Singapore on July 18, 2025, alongside Italy's Ginevra ...

Reigning Olympic silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita led three athletes under the 4:10 barrier in the 400-meter individual medley on the final night of the Japan Swim in Tokyo. Coming off a victory in ...

OSAKA, Japan—The Japanese have been drinking sake since the eighth century. Back then, it was believed the rice-based liquor warded off ghosts. Today, it has a stronger spirit to contend with: whisky.

OSAKA, Japan—The Japanese have been drinking sake since the eighth century. Back then, it was believed the rice-based liquor warded off ghosts. Today, it has a stronger spirit to contend with: whisky.

Illvelo Swamp Happy Together will launch for Switch on Jue 5 in Japan, publisher Mebius and developer RS24 announced. It will cost 6,578 yen for the physical edition, 4,980 yen for the digital edition ...

A truck and its driver have been swallowed by a sinkhole on a busy intersection in Japan, officials say, with a rescue operation under way. The driver was still trapped in the vehicle eight hours ...

This is the amusing moment dolphins swim in front of a navy ship in Japan. Footage from the 2nd Regional Coast Guard shows their discovery of Risso's dolphins from the Mabechi patrol boat near ...