A district in this western Japan city has launched a program allowing residents to ride with students in school buses for a ...

As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Britain, its allies in Europe and Asia ...

A powerful typhoon was heading toward China's east coast Friday, the latest in a series of deadly storms that have already ...

Every semester, computer labs and "PC bangs" -- a type of internet cafe -- near Korean universities turn into absolute ...

A team including researchers at the University of Tokyo has reported in the U.S. journal Science that experiments in mice ...

Parts of Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu saw a hot summer day on Saturday, with the mercury hitting a record-tying 39.3 ...

A running event featuring a Super Mario-themed course will be held on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido in the fall, ...

Once registered, products can be sold with a GI mark, and the government will crack down on false labeling and other ...

Japan's space agency tested a prototype of a reusable rocket in Akita Prefecture in the country's northeast on Saturday, pav ...

Mayako Muroi, a Japanese pianist who continued her career past the age of 100, has died of natural causes at her Tokyo home, ...

Japan and New Zealand agreed Friday during talks between their foreign ministers to strengthen bilateral security cooperation ...

Munetaka Murakami hit an RBI double in his first game back from the injured list, helping the Chicago White Sox to rout the ...