The stranglehold on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting Japan in all sorts of ways, from looser rules on garbage ...

Wisteria plants that survived damage from heavy snowfalls have started to bloom in a garden in Akita Prefecture in northern ...

A public health institute in Japan says the risk of an imported case of the deadly Ebola virus occurring or spreading in the ...

US news site Axios has reported that Cuba is discussing plans to attack a US military base and other targets using drones, ...

Officials of Hachioji City in western Tokyo are calling on residents to be on guard against a pair of Asian black bears ...

The NPT Review Conference has entered its final week with little to show for it. One expert says the lack of compromise is ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reiterated his hostile stance against South Korea, saying the border between the two ...

Japan's three largest financial services groups have booked record net profits for the year that ended in March 2026, thanks ...

China posted slower growth in retail sales and industrial production in April as the Iran conflict remained a concern. Real ...

Japanese companies are increasingly using game-based tools in hiring and training, from school-kitchen simulations to ...

Japanese weather officials say the mercury topped 35 degrees Celsius in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, for the first time this ...

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi say a drone attack sparked a fire at an electrical generator ...