The Osaka District Court on Jan. 16 ordered the Japanese government to pay 400,000 yen (approx. $2,600) in compensation to a ...

Two men have been arrested over the alleged misappropriation of part of about $150,000 mistakenly transferred from a foreign ...

Japan's space agency signed an agreement on Friday with Kumamoto Prefecture to realize the practical application of a progr ...

The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that ...

Record snowfall has hit the Tsugaru region of northern Japan's Aomori Prefecture, with snow reaching over 4.3 meters deep in ...

Mainland China saw its population decline for the third straight year in 2024, government data showed Friday, with the ...

The prosecution described the crime as "exploiting women for profit" and sought a sentence of two years and six months in ...

Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were temporarily halted Friday after a fire broke out near a track in central ...

Prosecutors on Friday issued a summary indictment against a ruling party staff member in charge of accounting for the party ...

Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower Friday as some exporter shares were sold on the yen's firmness against the U.S. dollar, ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, but he is sending Vice President ...

After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he is on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even ...