Israeli air strikes have killed at least 19 people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, says Qatar-based satellite television ...

Two relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea have left for the United States to seek support from US officials ...

Researchers in Japan say they have confirmed blood flow in bioengineered lungs transplanted into mice. They say the lungs ...

The Japanese currency has further weakened against the dollar on foreign exchange markets on Monday, dropping to the 160-yen ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Elon Musk, chief executive officer of US electric vehicle firm Tesla, in the Chinese capital on ...

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed ongoing talks on the release of hostages and a ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has departed for Saudi Arabia. The State Department says he plans to speak with ...

A violin case which belonged to the leader of an orchestra on board the luxury steamship Titanic has been auctioned in ...

Shiraishi Yuriko is working to popularize "surimi," a type of processed fish paste, in Africa. She talks about how her ...

Yamagata Prefecture is famous for its food, some unique to late autumn and certain localities. Our gourmet cyclist explores ...

Three Lower House by-elections were held in Japan on Sunday. Candidates from the main opposition Constitutional Democratic ...

An elementary school in Kagoshima Prefecture has taken a novel approach to dwindling enrollments by welcoming a new "first ...