A Shinkansen bullet train collided with a person on the tracks while passing through Higashi-Hiroshima Station on Thursday ...

A committee of representatives from the public and private sectors has compiled a basic plan for establishing a facility to train young people to carry on the tradition of Wajima-nuri lacquerware, as ...

Texas lawmakers on Wednesday passed a new congressional district map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung considers policy consistency toward Japan to be vital and insists his administration has ...

Japan has fallen behind in the race to form cooperative ties with African countries for access to their mineral resources, ...

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey ...

Ltd. announced Thursday that it would shelve plans to sell a Happy Meal set which would have included cards from the popular ...

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the Israeli government’s approval of a settlement plan in the ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke on the importance of co-creating innovative solutions for challenges facing Africa and ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as investors sold stocks to book profits from a recent rally, with technology ...

A dangerous, multiday heat wave descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with near-record temperatures ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was supportive of reintroducing priority lanes at Japanese and South Korean airports for citizens from the opposite country during an interview with The Yomiuri ...