OSAKA--A work of art from the classical era that drew huge crowds at Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 will not return to Italy when the ...

Smarting from Komeito’s decision to quit the ruling coalition, Liberal Democratic Party executives have  decided to play ...

KYOTO—When the phone call came at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, Susumu Kitagawa thought it was just another annoying telemarketer ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan will accelerate the building of a “Taiwan Shield” or “T-Dome” air defense system in the face of the ...

The abrupt collapse of the ruling coalition has opened up the field for a new prime minister at the last minute.

Determining the legacy of Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 will take at least six months, according to the organizers. The event will ...

Kura Sushi Inc., a major conveyor belt sushi chain, plans to continue offering dishes inspired by 70 countries and regions at ...

The Kumamoto prefectural police have recruited a new official mascot but unlike other popular characters, Warumon is not to ...

Prefectural police arrested a couple here on suspicion of disguising approximately 45 tons of rice from Vietnam as ...

SENDAI—Human remains discovered by a construction company in 2023 have been identified as a child who was swept away in the ...

Haruki Murakami’s novel “Machi to Sono Futashikana Kabe” (The City and Its Uncertain Walls) won an Italian prize that honors ...

Powerful Typhoon No. 22 swept through the Izu island chain south of Tokyo early on Oct. 9, dumping record rainfall on the ...