Tokyo University of Agriculture Prof Koji Yamazaki who specializes in animal ecology. The Environment Ministry plans to launch a nationwide survey next fiscal year to accurately determine the bear ...

Like a lot of people, visits to the bathroom on my first few trips to Japan were a source of a lot of surprises, from “Whoa, this toilet is so high-tech that it has a heated seat and washes your ...

The shinkansen isn’t the only way to get around Japan, but it’s the fastest, the most comfortable, and the most convenient. That combination, though, also means that it’s the most popular mode of long ...

Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era ...

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to advance a $901 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon, sending the massive piece of legislation to the White House, which has said President ...

The ongoing strike at the Louvre is no longer just a labor dispute. It has become a test of how securely, credibly and competently the world’s most visited museum is being run. Behind the walkout are ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday that Japan will seek to build constructive and stable relations with China through dialogue amid the recent escalation of bilateral tensions. At a press ...

Near the sun-soaked Sydney beach where father-and-son gunmen allegedly killed 15 people by firing into crowds at a Hanukkah festival, Jewish Australians say they feel unsafe and angry. Among the ...

Doctors in England walked out for the 14th time in less than three years Wednesday in a dispute with the government over pay and jobs. The five-day stoppage by resident doctors -- those below ...

Asian shares advanced on Wednesday as strong buying of technology shares helped lift some benchmarks, while oil prices surged more than 1% after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all ...

Police in Osaka have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he ran a 54-year-old woman on a bicycle off the road with his car. Police said Yuto Yamauchi, a delivery worker, ...

With harrowing expressions of grief and declarations of faith, hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney on Wednesday to begin funerals for the victims of an antisemitic mass shooting in which gunmen ...