The presidents of Latin America's two largest countries urged restraint on Wednesday in the face ‌of escalating actions from the United States toward regional neighbor Venezuela. U.S. President Donald ...

Tokyo University of Agriculture Prof Koji Yamazaki who specializes in animal ecology. The Environment Ministry plans to launch a nationwide survey next fiscal year to accurately determine the bear ...

Like a lot of people, visits to the bathroom on my first few trips to Japan were a source of a lot of surprises, from “Whoa, this toilet is so high-tech that it has a heated seat and washes your ...

The ongoing diplomatic rift between Japan and China has had ‌a muted impact on overall tourist numbers as visitors to Japan grew 10.4% year-on-year in November, the ⁠country's tourism board said on ...

The younger son of Hollywood filmmaker and political luminary Rob Reiner made his first court appearance on Wednesday, charged with double murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents, but the ...

CNN is heading into an uncertain future with its parent company Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) destined for a takeover -- and U.S. President Donald Trump hoping the change will allow him to influence the ...

The shinkansen isn’t the only way to get around Japan, but it’s the fastest, the most comfortable, and the most convenient. That combination, though, also means that it’s the most popular mode of long ...

Taiwan's Foreign Ministry says the number of Taiwanese arrested in Japan for fraud this year has reached 50, sharply up from five in 2024. The ministry attributed the surge to deceptive online ads for ...

After mass violence such as the Bondi beach terrorist attack in Sydney on Sunday, distress does not stop with those directly affected. Fear, anger and uncertainty spread through media and social ...

A lodging facility in a popular snow resort in central Japan has been reprimanded for rejecting a reservation request by an Israeli travel firm, after it was deemed discriminatory based on nationality ...

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era ...

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to advance a $901 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon, sending the massive piece of legislation to the White House, which has said President ...