The family of a 19-year-old worker who died after falling from a transmission tower in western Japan said Saturday it will ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called during an address Saturday for the strengthening of the island's defense capabilities, ...

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku on Friday vowed to thrill Thai fans when the sport's governing body holds an ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering meeting Vietnamese President To Lam in Tokyo early next month to ...

President Donald Trump veered far from midterm election politics during a rally in upstate New York on Friday, aiming a ...

The decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to veteran jurist Navi Pillay has exposed the vast gulf between Israel ...

A 1993 scientific paper by researchers at Ehime University in western Japan on the global spread of persistent organic ...

Japan has asked Russia to provide information following the death of a worker at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk from ...

JR Kyushu's train lines were fully restored Saturday for the first time in 74 days following a devastating July 28 earthqua ...

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Two-time Olympic men's figure skating champion and professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu will perform in an ice show in Miyagi ...