Shirai lost her husband to a heart attack in 2022. As a single mother living in Tokyo, she has been busy raising her children ...

The World Exposition in Osaka will open one hour later than usual at 10 a.m. on Thursday, following disruptions to the local ...

Japanese narcotics agents said Wednesday they have seized 1.046 tons of cannabis worth about 5.2 billion yen ($35 million) on ...

BERLIN (AP) -- President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that there will be "very severe consequences" if Russian President ...

A research team led by a Nagoya University professor has announced it has discovered a mechanism that prevents mosquitoes ...

An evening subway system malfunction in Osaka left large numbers of people stranded well into Wednesday night outside a ...

U.S. stocks ticked higher on Wednesday after a rally spurred by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates wrapped around the world.

This Aug. 12 marked 40 years since a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed in Gunma Prefecture in the eastern part of the country.

A dining terrace over a river at a restaurant here collapsed Aug. 12, causing six people to fall into the stream.

Former WBC minimumweight champion Yudai Shigeoka announced his retirement Wednesday to offer his support to his younger ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States is eyeing high-level trade talks with China "within the next two or three months," ...