Campaigning for the House of Councillors election will officially begin Thursday, with about 520 candidates running for 125 ...

SNS:An earthquake measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 was felt on Akusekijima Island in Toshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, at 4:32 a.m. on Wednesday.

Colorful wind chimes and traditional umbrellas delight visitors at Sekigahara Warland in Sekigahara, Gifu Prefecture, a theme park-style museum about the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. About 6,000 wind ...

WAJIMA, Ishikawa — Go Nagai, the creator of manga series such as “Mazinger Z” and “Devilman,” donated artwork to his hometown ...

It’s often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test for an ...

A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian industrial plant some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from Ukraine, a local official said ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will make his fourth start on Saturday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said ...

Japanese shares fell slightly on Wednesday, reacting to a selloff in U.S. technology heavyweights and uncertainty about trade ...

Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept ...

The U.S. is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, ...

The United States announced the launch of a critical minerals initiative with Australia, India and Japan on Tuesday as part of efforts to counter China, although ties between the partners have been ...