A bag manufacturer here has developed and is selling a backpack that can be converted into a life jacket during emergencies.

Saudi Arabia said Friday it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen's Iranian-backed ...

In Germany, some parents have named their babies "Ikea," "Fanta" and "Chanel." These are names of a big furniture shop, a ...

During her 12-day stay in Nikko, Isabella Bird made an overnight trip to Yumoto Onsen in the mountains of Oku-Nikko. It was ...

Shota Imanaga reached double figures in wins as the Chicago Cubs clobbered the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Friday, while ...

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An exhibition currently being held in Tokyo traces the history of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Shohei Ohtani on the 15-day injured list Friday due to right bicep inflammation.

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, ...

Neighborhood police boxes are closing one after another at night in the Japanese capital. The reason is painfully simple: not ...

By Faisal Kutty In 1944, as the United States Supreme Court upheld Fred Korematsu's conviction for violating the military ...

The first oral argument regarding a resident lawsuit seeking damages over a public opinion survey conducted by Mie Prefecture ...