JR Central says it will conduct trials of artificial intelligence-operated language services at JR Shinagawa Station in Tokyo for foreign tourists traveling on its Tokaido shinkansen bullet trains. In ...

Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American proposal to achieve peace that has ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese Premier Li Qiang did not exchange words during the Group of 20 summit in South Africa this weekend, as the two nations remain divided over Takaichi's ...

Police in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, are looking for a man who broke into a house on Monday morning, woke up the 72-year-old male resident and threatened him with a knife before making off with 40,000 ...

Snapchat has begun asking teenage Australians to verify their ages, a company spokesperson said Monday, just weeks before Canberra enforces sweeping laws banning under-16s from social media. From ...

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it was "shocking" for Japan's leader to openly send a wrong signal concerning Taiwan, according to an official statement on Sunday, the latest remarks in a row ...

The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks ...

For Good" stole the box office spotlight in its North America debut this weekend, with a record-setting haul to the tune of $150 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. Variety said the film's ...

Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to contract for the second straight year, as well-heeled shoppers rebel against extravagant price hikes on ho-hum offerings and global turmoil shakes ...

The leaders of Japan and India agreed Sunday that their countries will steadily implement the agreement made at their August summit to strengthen security cooperation and economic partnership. During ...

Multi-vehicle pileups took place late Sunday morning on the Sanyo Expressway in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, leaving 21 people, including four children under 5, with minor injuries, according ...

"Are you ready Shanghai?!" screamed the DJ, his glowing booth nestled at the heart of a huge intricate structure of pulsating colour and sound. Thousands roared back "yes!" as Tomorrowland, one of the ...