An expert is stressing the need for continued vigilance for a potential mega quake and massive tsunami along the Chishima and ...

US media reports say the suspect detained after opening fire at a White House Correspondents' Dinner called himself an ...

Sales at Japan's department stores grew in March, mainly due to brisk demand for watches, jewelry and other luxury items. Tax ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to leave its interest rate unchanged during a two-day policy meeting that starts Monday.

Japan's benchmark stock index has started the week by rising to a new all-time high. The Nikkei 225 surpassed the 60,000 line ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has once again condemned last year's alleged Russian attack on the Chornobyl nuclear ...

US President Donald Trump has revealed that a gunman who tried to force his way into a dinner party in Washington had left a ...

North Korea has held the opening ceremony for a memorial in Pyongyang built for its troops sent to Russia to fight Ukraine.

These shogi players in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, are really on their game. Two women — one a third dan, the other a first ...

Wildfires broke out in the cities of Nagaoka and Uonuma in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast on Sunday.

The first shipment of crude oil procured from the United States after the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed has arrived ...

Japan's education ministry is encouraging local governments to establish teams of trained teachers and school staff to ...