The municipal government here announced on June 6 that it had received a donation of 20 kilograms of gold -- worth ...

A Chinese tourist was slashed by a knife-wielding person on a street in Kyoto on Friday evening after the two men had an ...

Japan brushed aside Taiwan 95-42 in a women's basketball exhibition game on Saturday, the team's first outing under new head ...

New South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed during their first telephone talks on Friday ...

Father's Day, which falls on June 15 this year in Japan, is approaching. However, an increasing number of day care centers ...

Japan on Thursday began a review of its rice policy after soaring grain prices hit consumers, aiming to boost production and ...

TOKYO -- An organization in Saitama Prefecture has drawn criticism for holding "junior survival school" events featuring ...

Shimane Prefecture announced on June 6 that an error in its application for a national government subsidy program led to ...

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, who has been jailed over a subversion case, was newly charged Friday with ...

Japan's Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, received the highest order of Brazil's powerhouse state of ...

No.1 Aryna Sabalenka faces No. 2 Coco Gauff in the French Open final on Saturday with both women aiming to win the title for ...

Japan's leading shogi organization on Friday picked the first female chief in its 101-year history as part of efforts to ...