Inspired by the "miracle" rescue of two hydropower workers, Nepal's emergency response teams were digging with new vigor Saturday through piles of debris as the death toll from the flooding disaster ...

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 22-year-old Chinese university student on suspicion of robbery resulting in injury. The incident occurred in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district at around 8:30 p.m. on June 10, ...

Modern warfare may have changed, but the suffering of victims remains the same, while those waging war will inevitably "commit horrifying acts," Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto said of his Vietnam ...

The yen rallied against the dollar on Thursday on fresh talk of intervention by Japan to boost its currency, while oil prices jumped on new Iran strikes against U.S. targets in the Gulf region. Bond ...

Thousands of Queen fans sang, cheered and partied at the Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux on Saturday to celebrate what would have been the legendary British singer's 80th birthday. Wearing some ...

The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, calling the behavior an “act of terror" as he visited with Palestinian American ...

An 87-year-old man died has died after he was pinned against a pear tree by an agricultural transporter at an orchard in Yurihama town, Tottori Prefecture. According to police, a passerby discovered ...

A Taiwanese actor and TV host who was summarily indicted earlier this week over the defacement of a treasured stone monument at a western Japan temple apologized on Thursday, expressing deep remorse ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told senior members of the Self-Defense Forces on Wednesday that Japan needs to speed up the use of artificial intelligence and unmanned defense assets ahead of the ...

Mitsubishi Motors Corp unveiled Wednesday a new Pajero, reviving the iconic model line after a seven-year hiatus and relaunching it as the company's flagship sport utility vehicle. The company plans ...

Police in Chatan, Okinawa, have arrested a 32-year-old American man on suspicion of arson and attempted murder in connection with a hotel fire that occurred last month. According to the police, the ...

The driving skills test, introduced in May 2022, currently checks five maneuvers such as coming to a complete stop and turning right or left. But even after the system was launched, accidents ...