Police allege that Shunichiro Sato, 26, had dried cannabis in his possession at a pachinko pinball parlor in Tokyo's Itabashi ...

Israel effectively controls an estimated 64% of ​the Gaza Strip, bombarded to ruins by Israel's two-year military assault ...

Tokyo will send four officers to the NATO Security Assistance and Training Organization for Ukraine to help coordinate ...

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump will only make a peace deal with Iran if it meets all of his conditions, a White House official said Friday, as questions swirled about the state of ...

VIENNA – Iran and the United States are in discussions to extend their ceasefire so as to start negotiations on issues including Tehran’s nuclear program, where Washington ⁠insists Iran must not be ...

Fontainebleau, France – The once-majestic oak tree is all but dead: battered by repeated heat waves, it has shut down vital functions to conserve water and is slowly dying in a French forest. It is ...

Preliminary data shows the nation's headcount shrank 2.5%, the third straight decline in the nationwide survey conducted every five years.

Under the bill, the statutory upper limit for fees to change residency statuses or extend a period of stay will go from ¥10,000 to ¥100,000.

Declining birth rates across the globe are driving an 'unprecedented wave of investment' in robots to sustain workforces.

New Zealand aims to decide before the end of next year whether to acquire Japan’s upgraded Mogami-class warships to replace its aging frigates, Defense Minister Chris Penk told The Japan Times on ...

Only about 30% of Japanese companies have taken substantive measures to ensure economic security, such as diversifying ...

Major food producers in Japan plan to raise prices for 1,078 items in June, with the number topping the threshold of 1,000 for the first time in two months, a survey by Teikoku Databank showed Friday.