The suspect, who said she is a South Korean national and student at the university, claimed to have lashed out after being bullied.

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya would be the first Japanese Cabinet member to attend the swearing-in of a U.S. president.

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Ishiba's visit to Malaysia marks his first overseas trip since he took office, in October, except for a tour to South America ...

Public broadcaster NHK marks its 100th anniversary by flipping the script on its long-running period drama series.

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In the week through Dec. 29, the total number of reported flu cases was nearly three times the number from the same period in ...

Masataka Okano is a 60-year-old career diplomat with experience in both Washington and Beijing and a former chief of the ...

According to initial reports, around 10 individuals, including students, sustained injuries, though all are believed to be ...

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Ispace's Resilience lander will lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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