Police have arrested a female high school student who allegedly used a knife to attack and injure three other students at a ...

China and the United States have traded accusations over their respective actions in the South China Sea at a UN Security ...

Japan's agriculture minister Eto Taku is stepping down over controversial remarks he made about rice. He submitted his ...

Japanese archaeologist Omura Sachihiro, who studied the origins of ironmaking in Turkey, has died. He was 78. Our site uses ...

The Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain is planning to sell part of its bank unit to major trading firm ...

Japan has started use of an eye-scan technology to help block AI-generated impersonators often used in online fraud. It has ...

The prime minister of Qatar said on Tuesday that efforts to broker a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have reached a ...

The European Union has decided to impose additional sanctions on Russia. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Private equity firms have been expanding their foothold in Japan. An expert says once-reluctant companies are embracing them as inflation and higher interest rates take hold.

Japan and Paraguay strengthen ties - and in an interview with NHK, Paraguay's president explains why his nation is the only one in South America to keep ties with Taiwan.

United Nations trucks carrying humanitarian supplies have entered the Gaza Strip for the first time in two and a half months. But the UN says the aid has yet to reach residents.

Japan's government says that in cooperation with South Korea fast-track immigration control for their citizens will be in place at four airports in the two countries for the month of June.