Oita Gov. Kiichiro Sato said Thursday he hopes a massive fire raging for a third day in the southwestern Japan prefecture, ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday launched discussions on revising Japan's three key security documents, with ...

A Bank of Japan board member on Thursday called for interest rates to be raised to avoid future distortions, saying current ...

A Chinese drug trafficking suspect who escaped custody in Mexico only to be recaptured in Cuba has been turned over to the ...

On the frozen edge of the world, staying in practice as a professional musician takes ingenuity, grit and a plastic ...

Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group which received the Nobel Peace Prize last year, on Thursday ...

In 2021, "Star Wars: Visions" launched as a groundbreaking project where creators from around the world brought their unique ...

A passenger ship carrying 267 people ran aground off South Korea's southwestern province of South Jeolla on Wednesday night, ...

French Beaujolais Nouveau wine went on sale on Thursday, with the fall tradition in Japan remaining popular despite the ...

A wave of armed robberies targeting Japanese nationals has plunged Japanese-run restaurants in Manila into crisis, forcing ...

The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond briefly hit 1.800 percent on Thursday for the first time in more than ...

Photo taken on Nov. 19, 2025, shows a Christmas decoration featuring Santa Claus posing as the Osaka expo's official mascot ...