Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name being screamed by well-wishers along the ...

Japan has held informal talks with the Philippines on the possible export of a surface-to-air missile system as the government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi moves to further relax the country's ...

Police in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 60-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of assaulting his 48-year-old common-law wife by throwing a kitchen knife at her head, causing an ...

A local chapter of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, represented by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, last year received a political donation from a company that exceeded the legal maximum, the ...

U.S. futures fell and Asian shares began the week mixed, with Tokyo’s benchmark falling nearly 2% on Monday after the release of data showing weak factory activity. Oil prices surged more than $1 a ...

Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in ...

The body of a man believed to be his 50s was found floating in a dam in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu City, on Sunday. According to police, a man fishing at Masubuchi Dam called 110 at 4:30 p.m. and ...

The number of self-employed farmworkers in Japan tumbled 25.1 percent in 2025 from five years ago to 1.02 million, marking the largest-ever decline, government data showed, as the sector that is ...

Sales by the world's top 100 arms makers reached a record $679 billion last year, as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza boosted demand, researchers said Monday, but production issues hampered deliveries.

A South Korean court started hearing the trial on Monday of the leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, who is accused of bribing former First Lady Kim Keon Hee with luxury items including ...

American standout Mikaela Shiffrin is leading the opening run of a World Cup slalom on home snow — and in her home state — as she attempts to remain perfect in the discipline during the Olympic season ...

The number of foreign workers in Japan injured or killed in work-related accidents topped 6,000 in 2024 for the first time, according to government data, as the graying country increasingly turns to ...