The yen rose sharply Friday afternoon against the U.S. dollar briefly reaching the mid-155 level from the lower 157 range, ...

Police in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 24-year-old wife. According to police, the man, who says he is a construction worker ...

A Japanese professional baseball umpire who was struck on the head by a bat during a game two weeks ago is still unconscious, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday urged Iran to secure safe passage of ships from all countries through the ...

Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man ...

Golfers who left the PGA Tour for LIV golf should face consequences if they want to return, 2023 British Open champion Brian ...

The Turkish COP31 president-designate said Thursday the clean energy transition will be a top issue at the climate summit but ...

A municipal government employee in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, was arrested Thursday after parts of his wife's body were found inside an incinerator in the animal crematorium at the popular Asahiyama Zoo.

Only days after the first sub-2 hour marathon , an Australian university professor who has devoted much of his career to ...

The entire jury of the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition has resigned, organizers said on Thursday, a week after ...

Formula 1 returns to action at the Miami Grand Prix following an unexpected five-week break when a pair of races in the ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Thursday called for closer economic cooperation with Japan to build supply chains insulated from mainland China's economic influence, as he met in Taipei with a group ...