A number of individuals and businesses in Taiwan have expressed their support for the Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto following Tuesday's powerful earthquake.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent action to deal with extreme heat, as the UN weather ...

Scorching weather has gripped wide areas of Japan, with the mercury climbing to near 40 degrees Celsius in the Tokai and Kyushu regions. The extreme heat is expected to continue on Sunday, including ...

Volunteers from northeastern Japan have brought relief supplies and prepared a warm meal for people sheltering in Yatsushiro City following Tuesday's powerful quake in Kumamoto Prefecture. It was to ...

Communities across southwestern Japan face a long road to recovery after this week's massive earthquake. Authorities say the ...

The yen has moved sharply against the dollar again. This time, markets are speculating about a possible intervention by the ...

Japanese police issued more than 7,000 tickets for reckless cycling in the three months since tougher rules took effect. The ...

Sources say Japanese authorities have intervened in the foreign exchange market to support the yen. The currency saw a sharp ...

The Chicago White Sox baseball team plans to donate proceeds from an auction of Japanese slugger Murakami Munetaka's items to people in his quake-hit hometown of Kumamoto.

Recovery efforts continued on Saturday under scorching heat in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan following Tuesday's magnitude 7.1 earthquake. Authorities are advising people in the area to take ...

US media outlets reported on Friday that the US administration of President Donald Trump is planning to launch, together with Israel, strikes on energy infrastructure in Iran as soon as this weekend.

Britain's Financial Times says the US Treasury Department intervened in the currency market on Friday by selling euros and buying yen.