The Tokyo Fire Department said Sunday that seven men and women aged 80-96 were taken to hospital after choking on mochi on the first three days of the new year. One of them, a woman in her 80s, died.

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul's military said, its first launch of the year just hours before South Korea's leader heads to China for a summit.

The Japanese government said Sunday it is closely watching the situation in Venezuela and working to ensure Japanese nationals are safe, after the United States captured the South American country's ...

A 52-year-old man was assaulted by two men who broke into his home in Tochigi City on Saturday night. According to police, the incident occurred at around 9 p.m. in a two-story house. NTV reported ...

Britain's and France's air forces conducted a joint operation ‌on Saturday evening to bomb a suspected underground arms cache previously used by the Islamic State ⁠group in Syria, Britain's defense ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will likely face a tough time managing the rapidly worsening relationship between Japan and China amid little sign of tensions easing after her own remark on a Taiwan ...

Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain. It was ...

Yemen's southern separatists welcomed on Saturday a call for dialogue by Saudi Arabia, a potential sign of an easing in an unusually public confrontation between the kingdom and the United Arab ...

Kazuhiro Okuda, chairman of the local tourism association in Wakura on the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture. More than half of hot spring inns remain closed two years after a strong earthquake on ...

Paula Moltzan and Mikaela Shiffrin finished within striking distance of Swiss leader Camille Rast in the opening run of a women’s World Cup giant slalom on Saturday. The Americans stood second and ...

Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday. The people spoke to the ...

The Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's president and plans to “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. moves under a broader campaign against the ...