About 300 weeping plum trees in the precincts of Yuki Shrine in Mie Prefecture's Tsu City are in full bloom. Visitors can ...

A strong earthquake has struck Northern Japan. Tsunami warnings have been lifted but tsunami advisories are in effect.

A large pro-government rally was held in Tehran on Sunday, as reports emerged that Iran has refused to hold a second round of ...

A fire has destroyed about 1,000 homes in a water village in the Malaysian part of Borneo island, leaving more than 9,000 ...

An event featuring the traditional summer festival Awa dance has been held in Tokushima City, southwestern Japan.

The Philippines and the United States have kicked off their annual joint military exercise. About 1,400 personnel from ...

US President Donald Trump says the US Navy has stopped and taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index has kicked off the week with a rebound. It was led by semiconductor-related shares on expectations that upcoming corporate earnings will be strong.

Bulgarian media outlets are reporting that a pro-Russian opposition coalition led by former President Rumen Radev is set to ...

Bus companies across Japan are hiring foreign workers to make up a massive upcoming shortfall on their bus routes. But ...

Japan's benchmark stock index rose on Monday despite the unclear outlook for the Middle East conflict. The Nikkei 225 climbed ...

Honda Motor is adjusting its operations in the giant Chinese market where it faces a sales slump. Sources say the Japanese ...