Police in Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, are investigating the deaths of a 74-year-old woman and her 52-year-old daughter whose bodies were found in their house on Tuesday. According to police, Sumie ...

A man in his 80s living in Aichi Prefecture was defrauded of around 870 million yen in an investment scam carried out through social media, police said Wednesday. The amount may be the largest loss ...

Police on Sunday arrested a couple in their 20s for allegedly directing four teenagers in a robbery-murder case in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Kaito Takemae, 28, was arrested on the verge of ...

A 53-year-old woman died after being stabbed at her home in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, on Saturday. Police said a man called 119 at around 9 a.m. Saturday and said “My wife has been stabbed,” NTV ...

Australia ordered a string of China-linked shareholders to sell their stakes in a rare earths firm on Monday, citing the need to protect the sector from foreign control. Northern Minerals is vying to ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, flanked by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, center left, poses for a photograph with other delegates ahead of a reception at the Prime ...

A Tokyo-based university has opened a laboratory where robots are carrying out medical experiments once handled by human ...

Aerospace giant Boeing has confirmed that China had committed to purchasing 200 aircraft during a visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump -- a deal that could ultimately balloon with orders for ...

MotoGP riders Álex Márquez and Johann Zarco were taken to hospital after they crashed in separate incidents at the Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday. Both were conscious after the crashes. Márquez was ...

A Japanese pharmaceutical firm has warned doctors against prescribing a drug for rare autoimmune diseases to new patients following the deaths of 20 people who took it. Kissei Pharmaceutical, which ...

The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states' obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move that has been scaled back under pressure from major ...

Aston Villa secured Champions League soccer with a 4-2 win over Liverpool on Friday that leaves the Reds still at risk of missing out on Europe's elite competition next season. Ollie Watkins struck ...