The Japan International Cooperation Agency has provided two Japanese-style housing units to Ukrainians who have been internally displaced by Russia's ongoing war. The units in Hostomel, near Kyiv, are ...

A Japanese court rejected on Friday three death-row inmates' demands against the state to halt their executions by hanging as an inhumane practice in violation of an international convention ...

Japan's new political party created by the largest opposition force and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's former coalition partner is called the Centrist Reform Alliance, their leaders said Friday ...

It’s no secret that Japan is getting a lot of foreign tourists these days, but it’s startling to see just how quickly their numbers have been ramping up. In 2019, right before the coronavirus pandemic ...

China's economy likely grew last year at its weakest rate in three decades, outside of the pandemic, according to an AFP survey of analysts ahead of official data on Monday. The world's second-largest ...

As "Hamnet" arrives on the big screen, many fans of the book may feel a familiar mix of excitement and trepidation. They may wonder how the film will bring to life Maggie O'Farrell’s intimate ...

Spain's veteran singer and cultural icon Julio Iglesias on Friday rejected allegations of sexual abuse lodged against him by two women ex-employees, in a case that has dominated headlines. "I deny ...

China has ‌initiated construction of a new natural ⁠resource development structure ‍in ‍the ‍East China ⁠Sea between China ​and Japan, the Japanese foreign ministry said in a ⁠statement on Friday, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving to impose a total ban on political fundraisers by ministers, a source familiar with the matter said Friday, ahead of a possible House of ...

OpenAI says it will soon start showing advertisements to ChatGPT users who aren't paying for a premium version of the chatbot. The artificial intelligence company said Friday it hasn't yet rolled out ...

Michael Carrick has the chance to make a fine first impression to his short-term stint as Manchester United manager by derailing local rivals Manchester City's Premier League title challenge on ...

Three races on the alpine skiing World Cup circuit will go ahead in Crans-Montana despite a fire that killed 40 and injured 119 others celebrating the New Year in the Swiss resort, officials said ...