A 77-year-old man who was indicted on suspicion of attempting to kill his wife at their home in Hakodate, Hokkaido, has been found dead in the mountains after escaping from a hospital where he was ...

Russia's Pacific Fleet said Thursday it has conducted a missile test off a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands amid an intensifying row over the disputed territory following President ...

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, injuring more than 20 people, most of them slightly, officials said. There was ...

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against "the demise of international rule of law" after the United States targeted her with sanctions. Washington ...

Competition is intensifying among regional areas in Japan to become a "second capital," despite a new law lacking specifics on what it takes to back up Tokyo as an administrative hub, while scholars ...

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is still riding high in the North American box office, topping ticket sales for the fourth consecutive weekend in cinemas, but sharply down from last week's performance.

Police in Kyoto have arrested a 46-year-old woman from Higashiomi City in Shiga Prefecture, on suspicion of attempted murder after she gave a 30-year-old male acquaintance a muffin laced with a toxic ...

Holding a wartime election in Ukraine while active fighting with ‌Russia continues would "destroy" the country by splitting Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. His comments, released to ...

“This summer, I hiked Mount Fuji with my dad!” sounds like a pretty cool opening for a kid’s how-I-spent-my-summer-vacation essay. The composition gets less heartwarming, though, if it concludes with ...

Police in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 66-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 92-year-old mother at their home. According to police, Shinji Ozeki is accused of strangling his ...

Ray Hoe left Japan to return to Singapore on July 18 after failing to renew his business manager visa following abrupt changes to the requirements, leaving him unable to be present for the opening of ...

A male foreign tourist was attacked by a bear near an observation deck overlooking Lake Towada, a popular tourist spot, in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori, local authorities said Saturday. The ...