Around half of hot spring inns on the Noto Peninsula in central Japan remain closed two years after a strong earthquake on ...

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A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ships ...

The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people ...

Japan's first facility dogs were introduced in 2010, and the first one at Kanagawa Children's Medical Center was Bailey. In ...

The mayor of Iga city in Mie Prefecture does not agree with a plan to bring back a rule that says only Japanese people can ...

Jakarta ranked as the world's largest city with 41.9 million inhabitants followed by Dhaka, while Tokyo slipped to third ...

From Paris to Dubai to Sydney, crowds began ringing in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fi ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday pledged to make Japan "strong and prosperous" by carrying out ...

Chieko Kiriake, 96, is the oldest atomic bomb survivor still giving talks about their bombing experiences here in this city.

Japan's economy is likely to fall behind India's in 2026 to fifth place in the world, according to an International Monetary ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in his New Year address released Jan. 1, emphasized the importance of peace as he voiced his wish ...