Japan's evacuations of its citizens and their family members from the war-hit Middle East has become one of the country's largest operations of its kind, exceeding the 2020 evacuation from China's ...

A giant vertical pipe at a sewer construction site in Osaka was pushed upward Wednesday, protruding more than 10 meters above the ground, police said. Osaka prefectural police said they received an ...

The average retail gasoline price in Japan rose to 161.80 yen per liter as of Monday, reflecting higher crude oil prices amid the Iran war, industry ministry data showed, with the price possibly ...

Uber announced Thursday its first robotaxi partnership in Japan, teaming up with Nissan and British artificial intelligence autonomous driving startup Wayve for a trial this year in Tokyo. Companies ...

Unbeaten Italy advanced to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals by routing Mexico 9-1 on Wednesday, allowing the fancied collection of United States stars into the last eight as well. A night ...

One leukemia patient died and two others remain in critical condition after undergoing chemotherapy injections, a children's hospital near Tokyo said Wednesday. Saitama Prefectural Children's Medical ...

This week marks 15 years since the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated coastal communities in northeastern Japan’s Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate Prefectures. Even a decade and ...

Japan on Wednesday marked 15 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the country's northeastern areas and triggered a nuclear crisis, with survivors expressing ongoing pain as they ...

Australian police helped two more members of the Iranian women's soccer delegation slip their minders to claim asylum, but one has changed her mind and decided to ‌go back to Iran, the country's ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed on Monday the war in Iran and ‌prospects for peace in Ukraine, just hours after the Kremlin chief warned that a global ...

A Japanese zoo caring for a baby monkey who has become an internet sensation was forced to issue a statement denying he was being bullied, following an outpouring of concern online. Punch, a ...

Tokyo stocks plunged Monday, with the Nikkei index losing over 2,800 points and marking the third-largest point drop in history, as crude oil futures surged amid growing prospects of a prolonged ...