None of the candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency stood out in a debate hosted by the Japan National Press ...

Major department stores in Japan are already entering sales battles of traditional Japanese cuisine to celebrate New ...

TOYOAKE, Aichi Prefecture–To combat addiction to social media, games and other online content, the municipal assembly here ...

BEIJING--China has said it would no longer seek the special treatment given to developing countries in World Trade ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for urgent and decisive reforms of the U.N. Security Council, including expanding both ...

In a landmark decision, the Sapporo Family Court ruled that a requirement mandating transgender individuals to alter the ...

PHOENIX--Shohei Ohtani is looking like a formidable force on the mound as October baseball approaches. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way star had his third straight scoreless outing on Tuesday night ...

“It is essential to recognize the risks when heavy, localized rainfall hits highly developed underground urban areas,” he said. “You should never go underground during storms, even just to take ...

The race to replace coal in Indonesia, the world’s largest coal exporter, has become a contest between the U.S. and China. At ...

SEOUL--The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and the United States expressed concern about increasingly frequent ...

KYOTANGO, Kyoto Prefecture–Local officials have complained to the Defense Ministry after a rifle-toting U.S. soldier was seen ...

Displaying her svelte body in a sparkling pink dress, a 66-year-old grandmother strutted confidently in 16-centimeter high ...