More than 150 local mascot characters from across Japan have gathered in Hikone City in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan.

US President Donald Trump is touring the country in a bid to rally support for Republican candidates ahead of the November 3 ...

The operator of Japanese travel booking website Skyticket says credit card information for over 6,000 people has been leaked ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo at the start of its autumn ...

A US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier made a port call in Japan on Friday. The USS Theodore Roosevelt is set to conduct ...

A Ukrainian film festival is taking place in cities across Japan. An opening ceremony was held in Tokyo with a powerful ...

The Group of Seven nations is concerned about Ukraine's crippled Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Several members have pledged ...

US electric vehicle maker Tesla has a new "flying car" equipped with thrusters. It was unveiled in front of an audience, who witnessed its gravity-defying capabilities up close.

North Korean state media says the country has tested a new torpedo system which uses AI. Korean Central News Agency on Saturday described the weapon as a "new-type, super-speed precisely guided ...

US media outlets say White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is to step down, after serving in the role for only five days.

A Japanese embassy official in Russia has attempted to check on a detained Japanese journalist accused of spying. But the meeting did not take place.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country has seized control of about 6,500 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory this year.