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

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

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

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

SAITAMA -- Saitama Gov. Motohiro Ono said there is "no clear evidence" that the growing number of foreign residents has had any impact on public safety in Kawaguchi, a prefectural city north of Tokyo ...

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

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday did not rule out the idea of extending the attacks on Iran beyond the four to five ...

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The price of an entry ticket to the popular Himeji Castle here increased 2.5 times from March 1 to 2,500 yen (about $16) for ...

Energy prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and damage to production fa ...

The Nikkei stock index plunged over 2 percent Tuesday morning on concern over the economic impact of surging oil prices amid the esca ...