Japan received reassurances of continued close ties with its U.S. ally including confirmation that a security treaty covers ...

MOSCOW--Two Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers conducted a routine flight over the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan, ...

SINGAPORE--The yen was on track for its best monthly start to the year since 2018 on Friday, helped by the view that the Bank ...

The rescue operation for a truck driver trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection here continues to be hampered by the increasing instability of the site.

Toyota Motor sold 10.8 million vehicles in 2024, it said on Thursday, remaining the world's top-selling automaker for a fifth ...

An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous snow sculptures, known as “juhyo,” or ...

The iconic Doctor Yellow, a brightly colored train that has patrolled the Shinkansen tracks for 24 years, arrived at Tokyo ...

NAGASAKI--Around 15,000 colorful lanterns have bathed the city of Nagasaki in dazzling color and light as the 30th Nagasaki ...

OSAKA—The Osaka High Court on Jan. 30 overturned a ruling by the Osaka District Court not to disclose documents related to the falsification of official records concerning the sale of state-owned land ...

日に日に日差しが明るく、暖かく感じられる季節。何か新たなことを始めたい、新たな一歩を踏み出したいと思う人も多いのではないでしょうか。この春は大自然や歴史に触れる「あるき旅」で、健康、学び、感動に出会いましょう。

被害女性と無罪を訴える被告人の男性、どちらの証言が信用できるか――。目撃者や直接的な物証のない強制わいせつ致傷事件で昨年12月、 宇都宮地裁 ...

初の「女性棋士」誕生なるか――。先週は多くのメディアでそんな報道がありました。西山朋佳女流三冠が棋士編入試験に挑戦し、若手棋士（試験官）との五番勝負で2勝2敗に。第5局の柵木幹太四段戦に試験の合否がかかったのです。