Tokyo stocks surged Monday, the first trading day of 2026, with the key Nikkei index ending up nearly 3 percent at a two-month high, driven by heavyweight technology issues and exporters bolstered by ...

A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo's main fish market, smashing the previous ...

Shizuoka prefectural police have arrested three 17-year-old boys on suspicion of robbing an elderly couple of about 10 million yen during a home break-in on Dec 22 in in Nagaizumi, Shizuoka Prefecture ...

Thousands of company and government employees visited Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo on Monday to pray for a prosperous year. Kanda Myojin, known as the shrine of commerce and industry, draws workers on ...

President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela will pose a fresh test of his ability to hold together a restive Republican coalition during a challenging election year that could be ...

The Cuban government said on Sunday that 32 ‌of its citizens were killed during the U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolas Maduro for ⁠prosecution in the United States. Havana ‍said there ...

U.S. President ‌Donald Trump said he did not believe that an alleged ⁠Ukrainian strike on President ‍Vladimir Putin's residence took ‍place ‍as claimed by ⁠Russia. "I don't believe that strike ...

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening ‌to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The ...

A top Venezuelan official declared on Sunday that the country's government would stay unified behind President Nicolas Maduro, whose capture by the United States has sparked deep uncertainty about ...

Train travel shapes everyday life in Japan, yet some journeys are meant to be taken at a leisurely pace. For travelers who enjoy slow travel and appreciate beautiful views, the SL Banetsu Monogatari ...

Earlier this month, the Fukui Prefectural Government Tokyo Office hosted a two-day tour for staff of overseas institutions based in Tokyo. The participants included senior staff from the embassies of ...

Swiss skier Camille Rast challenged Mikaela Shiffrin’s dominance in slalom for a second straight week Sunday, leading the American star by one-tenth of a second after the opening run of a race in ...