Tokyo shares tumbled on Monday. Concerns are growing that the Middle East conflict could drag on, drive crude oil prices even ...

Punch, a baby monkey at a Japanese zoo abandoned by his mother after birth, gained global fans after footage of him with a stuffed toy spread online.

The Japan Air Guitar Championship was held in western Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture. Participants competed to show the most convincing performance…without any instruments.

Weather officials declared that Tokyo's iconic Somei-yoshino cherry trees are officially in full bloom, peaking three days earlier than usual. Warm temperatures and clear skies are drawing crowds to ...

The ancient Yamataka Jindai-zakura, one of Japan's top three cherry trees, is peaking earlier than usual at Jissoji Temple.

China's Foreign Ministry says it has imposed sanctions on a Japanese ruling party member who heads a cross-party group of legislators promoting exchanges between Japan and Taiwan.

The head of Japan's National Police Agency has instructed senior police officers across the country to ensure the security of ...

The Bank of Japan held its policy rate steady at its March meeting. But a summary of the gathering shows the Middle East ...

An operation to manage wild brown bears has begun in a town in Hokkaido, northern Japan, where a fatal bear attack occurred ...

US President Donald Trump says his country is negotiating with Iran, and told reporters those talks are going "extremely well ...

China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reports that President Xi Jinping has invited the leader of Taiwan's largest opposition ...