NHK has learned that a Japanese doctor is expected to be extradited from the United States 11 years after allegedly damaging ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae says she intends to engage in a frank exchange of opinions on the situation in Iran when she meets US President Donald Trump this month.

The AFP news agency and other media outlets are reporting that the Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Tehran, ...

The US midterm election season is set to begin on Tuesday, with primary contests scheduled in the states of Texas, North ...

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 ...

Iran's Ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat says Iran will not engage in diplomacy until the United States and Israel stop their attacks on his country.

Two Japanese who won Nobel Prizes last year have emphasized the need for long-term support for basic research.

From unpromising beginnings, Ito Itsuki has risen to become the star player on Japan's para ice hockey team. Now he faces his biggest test: his Paralympic debut.

Early unpublished works by a Japanese winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature have come to light. Two pieces written by the late Oe Kenzaburo in the 1950s are believed to be the cornerstones of his ...