Setsuko Thurlow survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. As a "hibakusha," she has campaigned for the abolition of nuclear ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on his country's allies to provide more air defense missiles, saying ...

The US has been expanding trade restrictions on China, and now authorities in Beijing say they are taking countermeasures.

Iran and Oman are nearing an agreement on a shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson ...

A brewmaster in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, is reviving a special craft beer from his hometown. He hopes to brew new ...

Japan's industry ministry has disclosed that the massive explosion at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture following a ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 17 people have been killed in a Russian attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas. He ...

A mass funeral was held in the Gaza Strip for 112 people whose remains were found in rubble from an Israeli attack three ...

The new US Director of National Intelligence has been sworn in at the White House. Jay Clayton will oversee the country's ...

A traditional soy sauce maker in Ishikawa Prefecture looks to exports as a way of keeping its traditional production going.

Japan's government has decided to lower the consumption tax on food to 1 percent for two years from April 2027. It currently ...

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has denounced Japan's first live-fire test of a Tomahawk cruise missile last ...