The family of a 19-year-old worker who died after falling from a transmission tower in western Japan said Saturday it will ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called during an address Saturday for the strengthening of the island's defense capabilities, ...

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku on Friday vowed to thrill Thai fans when the sport's governing body holds an ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering meeting Vietnamese President To Lam in Tokyo early next month to ...

The decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to veteran jurist Navi Pillay has exposed the vast gulf between Israel ...

A 1993 scientific paper by researchers at Ehime University in western Japan on the global spread of persistent organic ...

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What did farm minister Kazuo Yana say at a May gathering of ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members and others in ...

Two-time Olympic men's figure skating champion and professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu will perform in an ice show in Miyagi ...

President Donald Trump veered far from midterm election politics during a rally in upstate New York on Friday, aiming a ...

KDDI Corp. and Japan Post Co. recently held a trial using a post office in a central Japan city as a hub to deploy aerial ...

Japan's Environment Ministry on Friday confirmed sightings of an endangered crested ibis over 300 kilometers away from Sado ...