Genta Koja, 42, a former deputy mayor of Naha, plans to run as a de facto candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Tokyo police arrested a 47-year-old man on Saturday on suspicion of killing a 29-year-old woman in an apartment in Tokyo's ...

The West Bank-based Palestinian Authority hopes the symbolic inclusion of the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah will reinforce its ...

If the appointment is approved, the 74-year-old will become the fifth chairman in a row picked from outside the major power ...

On April 25, 2005, a train entered a curved section at a speed far exceeding the limit and derailed, with the first and ...

The Group of Seven skirted any direct mention of global warming to appease the U.S., its largest and most powerful member.

Labour members of Parliament say a series of events need to take place in quick succession to make the prime minister's ...

The Chinese drills included live-fire shooting, sea-air coordination, rapid maneuvers and ⁠maritime replenishments to test ...

Kobayashi said that sending minesweepers after the war is one option for securing Japan's national interests within legal ...

Nikolay Solovyov was on shift the night the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, an experience he likens to a war. Now, he ...

Inkonbini developer Dima Shen says convenience stores are like 'safe rooms' from video games: familiar, friendly and always ...

As of Saturday morning, blazes in the mountainous areas of Iwate region had burned about 700 hectares since breaking out ...