A Chinese tourist was slashed by a knife-wielding person on a street in Kyoto on Friday evening after the two men had an ...

Japan's population decline is accelerating much faster than predicted by the government. The nation cannot afford to ignore ...

The municipal government here announced on June 6 that it had received a donation of 20 kilograms of gold -- worth ...

TOKYO -- An organization in Saitama Prefecture has drawn criticism for holding "junior survival school" events featuring ...

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, who has been jailed over a subversion case, was newly charged Friday with ...

Japan's Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, received the highest order of Brazil's powerhouse state of ...

New South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed during their first telephone talks on Friday ...

Japan brushed aside Taiwan 95-42 in a women's basketball exhibition game on Saturday, the team's first outing under new head ...

No.1 Aryna Sabalenka faces No. 2 Coco Gauff in the French Open final on Saturday with both women aiming to win the title for ...

Shimane Prefecture announced on June 6 that an error in its application for a national government subsidy program led to ...

Suzuki Motor Corp. has halted production of its flagship Swift compact hatchback due to China's export restrictions on ...

A law enabling nuclear reactors in Japan to operate beyond 60 years took effect Friday, scrapping a limit imposed after the ...