Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million people to cut back on showers and laundry to prevent leaking sewage aggravating an operation to rescue a truck driver in a sinkhole.

Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it began trying to help the economy through lower rates in Septe ...

TOKYO -- Suzuki Motor said Thursday that it will sell a five-door version of its flagship Jimny cross-country vehicle in Japan, a model made and first launched in India, reflecting the Japanese ...

Nearly 20 per cent of women and girls in south Asia abstain from regular daily activities during periods, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal. The study found that ...

Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car to keep warm while he tested a small drone at minus 43 degrees Celsius (minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit). Read more at ...

Renault executives travelled to Japan this week to meet counterparts at Nissan in an effort to maximise the value of the ...

WASHINGTON -- A small passenger plane crashed in Washington on Wednesday after a collision with a military helicopter over the Potomac River, triggering a massive search and rescue operation in frigid ...

Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo announced on Wednesday it plans to expand testing of its autonomous driving technology in ...