Police in Kobe have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of robbing a convenience store after he called 110 and said he was going to commit a robbery. According to police, Hiroki Takano entered a ...

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan totaled 9,372 in the January-November period, making it likely that the figure for 2025 will surpass 10,000 for the second consecutive year, a survey by a ...

A Chinese carrier strike group launched intense air operations near Japan over the weekend as the East Asian neighbors traded diplomatic barbs in an escalating dispute, further straining ties. The ...

Japan’s economy contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, the government reported Monday, as exports suffered from the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and ...

Shares are mixed in Asia as investors tread cautiously ahead of an interest rate decision this week by the Federal Reserve. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Flaring Japan-China tensions also were ...

An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he was struck by a tree while trying to control a bushfire that had destroyed homes and burnt large swathes of bushland north of Sydney, ...

Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S.

Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strategy in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency. Dmitry Peskov said the updated ...

The sidewalk is turned yellow with leaves in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Monday.

The commander of sea-drone operations for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says more complex strikes against Russian forces are expected next year, after Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet succeeded in ...

Kounotori Express Train offers the fastest and most direct rail link between Osaka and northern Hyogo Prefecture. Named after the kounotori (Oriental White Stork), the train connects Shin-Osaka with ...

The brain is a delicate instrument. And yet we’re so rude to it. We give more attention to muscle tone, skin care, hairstyle. The brain is taken for granted. It’ll live, we seem to think – is it what ...