Politicians in the US are ramping up their campaigns ahead of the midterm elections on November 3. Republican leaders are ...

Against the backdrop of soaring energy prices due to the conflict in the Middle East, the Group of Seven nations have agreed ...

Japan's Defense Ministry said on Saturday that North Korea has launched what appears to be a ballistic missile.

Japanese police have searched the city hall of the prefectural capital of Toyama, central Japan, over the suspected padding of the city's population for the 2025 national census.

Financial authorities in Japan are considering action against Prudential Life Insurance over a massive money scandal. Sources ...

Concerns are rising about land acquisitions in key areas of Japan. An expert panel says the government should block any deals ...

More than 10,000 people are keen to join a lawsuit in Japan following a massive data leak at a car-sharing service. Millions ...

Japan has raised the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens at a United Nations committee meeting, sparking a heated debate with North Korea's representative.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian drones struck a bridge in Kyiv, and criticized Russia for what he claimed is its newly adopted policy of targeting civilian infrastructure.

A large and powerful typhoon, now over the sea far south of Japan, is expected to move north while developing and come closest to the Pacific islands of Ogasawara early next week.

Tama New Town is a vast residential development in western Tokyo. Once the object of admiration, its aging population has ...

Kabuki dance started as a showpiece for a female character, but then dances for male characters appeared - dances daring, ...