Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital ‌artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Foreign ...

Convenience store sales in Japan rose 1.6 percent from a year earlier in February for the 12th straight month of increase, as higher spending per customer offset fewer customer visits, industry data ...

A young male deer appeared Sunday at a part in the middle of city area in Osaka, drawing local people wanting to glimpse the unexpected visitor and capture it in photos. The sudden appearance of a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi paid tribute at the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington on Friday as she wrapped up her first U.S. visit for talks with President Donald Trump. The ...

Spring brings Tokyo so many fun things to do. For anyone who likes to get out and walk in fine weather, but maybe doesn’t have time to get out of the city, how about a short suburban stroll with a ...

The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy. Fighting has all but halted oil exports through ...

Matcha lovers will want to mark their calendars for March 25, as that’s the day when Japan’s top doughnut chain, Mister Donut, releases its new “Uji Matcha Donut Series“. This delightfully green range ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc on Sunday resumed power generation and transmission at a nuclear reactor in central Japan after replacing a cracked metal part found to have caused a fault ...

South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where an explosion and fire injured at ...

Japan coach Nils Nielsen hailed the character of his "inspirational" side after they withstood a sustained Australian barrage to win the Women's Asian Cup, with the Greenlander calling the title ...

AI-created videos circulating on Elon Musk's X depict American soldiers captured by Iran, an Israeli city in ruins, and US embassies ablaze -- a surge of lifelike deepfakes despite a policy crackdown ...

Bryson DeChambeau won for the second straight week by saving par on the final hole for a 6-under 65 and blistering a 3-wood from a wet lie in the rough on the par-5 18th in a playoff to set up birdie ...