TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday she will hold "candid talks" with U.S. President Donald ...

The National Police Agency (NPA) on March 2 announced the implementation status of the switching of foreign driver's licenses ...

The Japanese government on Tuesday asked a Tokyo municipality for consent to conduct a survey to determine the suitability of ...

TOKYO -- In Japan, a man named Shintaro Kobayashi helps people writes love letters for other people. He runs a "love letter ...

The Nikkei stock index extended its losses in afternoon trading on Tuesday to stand over 3 percent down on surging oil prices ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that France will increase its nuclear arsenal and, for the first time, ...

A research team from Tohoku University and other institutions has found evidence suggesting that enough energy may now be stored in the rock along the ...

Japan's shipping and aviation industry was left reeling on Monday from the repercussions of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran ...

A person's name is the foundation upon which they are respected as an individual and a crucial element symbolizing their identity. Is it really accept ...

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Israeli and U.S. airstrikes pounded Iran in an escalating campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday wo ...

Starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi ran into early trouble and Shohei Ohtani went hitless as Samurai Japan was beaten 4-3 by the ...