The Yamanashi prefectural government on Thursday pushed for the construction of a rubber-tired tram line ascending halfway up ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump agree during their teleconference that the two countries will ...

Already-qualified Japan fell to a late 1-0 defeat away to Australia on Thursday in the Asian final-round qualifiers for the ...

Japan begins a review of its rice policy after soaring grain prices hit consumers, aiming to boost production and prevent ...

Two major convenience store chains in Japan began selling government-released stockpiled rice at select stores in Tokyo and ...

Water shows at the World Exposition in Osaka have been suspended through Friday after high levels of legionella bacteria were ...

Nintendo Co. on Thursday released the Switch 2, its first new gaming console in more than eight years, with robust preorder ...

Japanese police investigated more than 1,300 cases of stalking in 2024, the highest since a law criminalizing the act was ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako paid their respects to the war dead in Okinawa ahead of the 80th anniversary of ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a top Russian security official Wednesday that Pyongyang will "unconditionally support" ...

An exhibit commemorating the victims and survivors of the military crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in Beijing in ...

Japan's Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, departs for Brazil to promote ties between the two countries, which mark ...