Japanese prosecutors are demanding five years in prison for the operator of a sightseeing boat that sank off the coast of ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company has resumed commercial operation of a reactor at its nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, 14 ...

A major fire at one of Australia's two oil refineries has raised concerns about the country's energy security. The government ...

North Korea celebrated the birthday of its founder, Kim Il Sung on April 15, and analysts are wondering if leader Kim Jong Un ...

Britain's Financial Times says its investigation has found that Iran used a commercial satellite launched by a Chinese firm ...

Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven nations called for the situation in the Middle East to be quickly de-escalated. They ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 roared to an all-time high finish on Thursday. The stock index closed above 59,000 as investor worries ...

Investigative sources in Japan say police have referred former Suntory Holdings Chairman Niinami Takeshi to prosecutors over ...

Children performing Kabuki theater have attracted crowds to a festival in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. The Nagahama ...

The British public broadcaster BBC says it will reduce its workforce by close to 10 percent, or up to 2,000 jobs, as part of ...

The Japanese government has set a target of achieving a global market share of 26 percent in cars with autonomous driving ...

Since the start of the conflict on Iran, the Trump administration's posts on social media have sparked controversy and ...