Colorful umbrella decorations at a tourist farm north of Tokyo are delighting visitors during the gloom of Japan's rainy ...

Tuesday marked 81 years since the deadly World War II battle drew to a close, leaving over 200,000 people dead across the ...

Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa observes Memorial Day for the Battle of Okinawa every June 23. This year marks the ...

The United States and Iran are stepping up diplomatic efforts after delegates from the countries held the first round of ...

The price of used condominiums in Tokyo's 23 wards rose about 27 percent in May from a year earlier. Real estate research ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly criticized Japan for turning itself into a "war state," and called for efforts ...

Six UN programs have won the inaugural Human Security Award, which was launched by a group of nations, including Japan.

Troops from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the US Marine Corps have conducted a drill on nighttime intelligence ...

Caves in Okinawa sheltered people caught up in the fierce fighting of World War Two. Volunteers have been searching them for ...

The Japanese yen briefly fell to 161.93 against the US currency in overnight New York trading. That's revisiting a level last ...

People in Britain are marking 10 years since they voted to leave the European Union. A new poll shows nearly 60 percent now ...

The governments of Germany and France have agreed to become joint shareholders in the leading European defense company KNDS.