A record 527 children attending elementary, junior high and senior high schools in Japan died by suicide last year, up 14 ...

The Japan Sumo Association officially approves Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu's promotion to yokozuna, the sport's highest rank, ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the bolstering of the country's nuclear forces this year during a tour of a ...

A commercial airplane operated by a low-cost carrier caught fire while preparing for takeoff at an international airport in ...

A group of scientists on moves the hands of the symbolic Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever to ...

Japan is set to implement a policy enabling the government to instruct farmers to submit production increase plans if ...

The Japanese government announces countermeasures against a U.N. panel on women discrimination that has called for reviewing ...

Efforts to rescue a man in a truck trapped in a large sinkhole near Tokyo continue, but his fate is unknown as water ...

A theme park in central Japan featuring characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli's animation films such as "My Neighbor ...

Malaysia and eight other nations officially became partner countries of the BRICS emerging nations grouping this month after ...

A large sinkhole swallows a truck after appearing at an intersection near Tokyo, with fire authorities working through the ...

Security guards were deployed at a popular tourist spot in Otaru, Hokkaido, famed for its appearance in an acclaimed movie, ...