Japanese authorities say more than 9,000 people were transferred to hospitals around the country in the week through Sunday ...

The Kanto Festival in Akita City, northeastern Japan, opened on Monday, with thousands of paper lanterns strung on bamboo ...

The United Nations has welcomed Monday's meeting between Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and a representative ...

In sharp contrast to Japan's extreme heat, New Zealand is being hit by a cold snap on Tuesday, with snowfall even in ...

A zoo in Tokyo says three lions have died. Veterinarians suspect they had heatstroke. In mid-July, 10 out of the 16 lions at ...

Leaders of Indonesia and Thailand have agreed to enhance cooperation including efforts to combat transnational crime.

Toyota Motor has bumped up its earnings forecast for the current fiscal year ending next March. The automaker attributed the ...

Japan is making a push to acquire interceptor drones, as it tries to adapt to the rapidly changing face of modern warfare.

Japan's exports of food, forestry and fishery products hit a record high for the second straight year in the first half of ...

Families and friends are mourning the deaths of their loved ones in quake-stricken Kumamoto Prefecture. A wake was held on ...

Half of the US states have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration's newly imposed tariffs. The levies ...

A major beverage maker has started selling bottled mineral water without labels in some vending machines in Tokyo. Coca-Cola ...