Japanese stocks tumbled for the second day amid concern about rising crude oil prices and the threat of an extended conflict ...

The US and Israel have been intensifying their attacks on Iran after they killed the country's top leader over the weekend.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will increase its number of nuclear warheads in response to rising ...

US First Lady Melania Trump has presided over a meeting of the UN Security Council on peace through education. The move comes ...

Japan has decided to introduce different entry fees for visitors from abroad and those from Japan at national museums amid an increase of foreign travelers to the country.

The arrested include Brazilian national Yoshikawa Marcelo Yuji, who is 27 and self-employed, and 28-year-old part-time worker Tsukiji Amato.

Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akazawa Ryosei says there is no immediate plan to tap the country's oil reserves.

Police in Tokyo say they received a record number of reports of lost items last year. The missing property included more than 28 million dollars' worth of cash.

Japan's government has asked permission for a survey to be conducted on an island in the Pacific Ocean to choose a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

For many children in Japan with foreign roots, lack of ability in the country's language can be a huge obstacle. A woman is working to help break through that barrier.

Snowfall is expected across many parts of eastern and northern Japan from Tuesday through Wednesday, with weather officials ...

A senior official of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has reportedly said that the Strait of Hormuz is closed. The US Central Command has disputed the claim.