The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has referred two U.S. Marines, aged 26 and 20, to prosecutors on suspicion of theft and trespassing after they allegedly broke into bars after closing time and ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed with his British and Italian counterparts on Friday in Munich to accelerate joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, the Japanese ...

Japanese bronze medalist Shun Sato on Friday blamed the "toxic schedule" of Olympic men's figure skating for U.S. favorite Ilia Malinin's shocking slump off the podium. Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov ...

Sumo is gaining popularity among foreign visitors, with many flocking to tournaments in Tokyo and more stables beginning to accept them on tours to observe morning practice sessions between ...

The advisory panel to Japan's justice minister has submitted an outline of proposed amendments to the criminal procedure law ...

The Japanese health ministry on Friday released details of medical fee revisions set to take effect from June, including new ...

A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports across the country. Travelers with ...

The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, U.S. officials said on Friday, a ‌move that would put two carriers in the region as tensions soar between the United ...

The Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific island country to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting strong action to prevent climate change, including ...

Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis last month. Immigration and Customs ...

OTOH, it's a real PITA on subways, commuter rail, and city buses where throngs of tourists drag them around while sightseeing ...

Ilia Malinin wound his way through the tunnels beneath the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night, trying in vain to explain — or even just understand — exactly went wrong in an Olympic free skate ...