A bus passenger suffered a knife wound to his face after a dispute with another passenger in Tokyo on Monday. The incident occurred at around 10:15 a.m. as the two men were getting off the bus at a ...

Five people have died and two others were injured ‌on Monday after an explosion and fire on a South Korean production line for rocket propellant at a factory operated by ‌Hanwha Aerospace in the city ...

Typhoon Jangmi is forecast to bring heavy rain to western and eastern Japan along the Pacific coast this week, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Sunday, with airlines already cancelling flights.

Crested ibises, designated as natural treasures, were released into the wild in central Japan on Sunday, marking the first time in 56 years the country's main island has had these birds. The number of ...

Every day, millions of people in Japan open a bento or dig into a restaurant’s meal while holding a pair of chopsticks that are destined for the garbage once finished, possibly even sooner if one is ...

Japan will ban CBN (cannabinol), a hemp-derived wellness ingredient, effective June 1 If that sentence surprised you — either because you didn’t know cannabinoids were legal here, or because you’ve ...

An 85-year-old driver was arrested Saturday on suspicion of fatally hitting a man and a woman at an intersection while driving a minibus in central Japan and fleeing the scene the previous day, police ...

The Tokyo District Court has found an anesthesiologist guilty over the death of a 2-year-old boy at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital in 2014. Toru Kotani and another anesthesiologist, Satoshi ...

Are we talking about traditional manual folding fans with elegant designs, or the plastic, battery-operated ones? If the latter, a total waste of time. If the former, a waste of time but at least ...

Ukrainian drone strikes caused fires at more Russian oil facilities on Saturday, Russian officials said, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry. Authorities in ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to counter China's growing power and prevent its dominance in ‌the region, warning of "rightful alarm" ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday expressed her determination to achieve a "breakthrough" in resolving the longstanding issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, vowing to weigh all ...