The policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Saturday that the government should respond calmly to China's advisory urging its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, emphasizing the ...

The world of sumo could be rocked this month if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presents a trophy in the ring, where women have traditionally been banned. AFP looks at the ancient sport, at previous ...

Saturday marked 48 years since the disappearance of Megumi Yokota, a symbolic victim of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals decades ago, and her mother Sakie continues to lament the lengthy ...

The world's first "Dragon Ball" store opened in Tokyo on Friday, celebrating more than 40 years of the globally beloved Japanese manga, anime and video franchise. Initially published in 1984 in ...

The Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted a 32-year-old Vietnamese woman for allegedly killing a 32-year-old Vietnamese woman during a robbery at her home in October. According to ...

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure ...

Croatia secured a place at next year's World Cup with a 3-1 win that ended tiny Faroe Islands' dream on Friday and the Netherlands moved closer to qualification by drawing in Poland. Croatia knew ...

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday halved the number of flights that U.S. airlines must cut from their schedules at 40 airports as the country’s aviation system recovers from a shortage of ...

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The Chinese government urged its citizens on Friday to avoid visiting Japan as recent remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Japan's potential involvement in a Taiwan contingency grow into a ...

The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism and other forms of ...

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida has been hospitalised for leukemia treatment and will work remotely for a few weeks, the central bank said on Friday. The 63-year-old career central ...