A newly opened giant slide in southwestern Japan has been closed after four people sustained broken bones while using it, the ...

The European Union on Friday submitted a proposal to impose export restrictions on all eel species under an international ...

Japan and the United States are arranging for U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make his first visit to Japan early next ...

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga picked up his fourth win of the season in his return from a hamstring strain and Shohei ...

NATO allies agreed Wednesday to more than double their respective defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product by ...

Japan's chief negotiator on Thursday set off for another round of tariff negotiations with the United States, reiterating ...

The transport ministry says it is considering changes to delivery rules to promote contactless drop-offs and reduce ...

Tokyo stocks rose Friday for a fourth straight day, with the Nikkei index ending above the 40,000 line for the first time since January, as worries about hefty U.S. tariffs eased.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday equated the American military's weekend airstrikes on Iran's key nuclear facilities ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says that it has agreed to a cease-fire with Iran, potentially pausing ...

Okinawa on Monday vowed to pass on history's lessons in a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the end of a fierce World ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya stresses the importance of a cease-fire in the Israel-Iran conflict and the ...