A working group of the U.N. Human Rights Council urges North Korea to improve the human rights situation in the country in ...

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. says it is considering a management buyout proposed by a member of the company's ...

September champion Onosato suffers his first loss as an ozeki against former sekiwake Abi on the fourth day of the Kyushu ...

A special exhibition featuring Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's historic 50th home run ball of 2024 kicks off on a ...

Japan's nuclear watchdog formally decided Wednesday that a reactor in central Japan has failed to pass a safety review needed ...

About 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk region have been fighting against Ukrainian forces, a ...

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. has closed all eight of its convenience stores in Israel, as the tensions in the ...

The operator of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka says it will open a new attraction area based on Nintendo Co.'s popular ...

The Japanese health ministry calls for seniors to take routine coronavirus vaccinations ahead of the winter, when infections ...

A Buddhist priest who was drafted by the Japanese military and endured horrendous conditions, including witnessing the deaths ...

Japan's top government spokesman said a dose of cold medicine was to blame for causing a slightly ill Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Japan posted a record 15.82 trillion yen ($103 billion) current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2024, boosted by ...