YOKOHAMA — Representatives from African countries interacted with children and business leaders in Yokohama on Wednesday, the opening day of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African ...

There are few policies to which the proverb “Haste makes waste” is so aptly applied. One such policy is the transition to the so-called My Number insurance cards, which combine the functions of health ...

Texas lawmakers on Wednesday passed a new congressional district map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats ...

Japanese ruling and opposition parties welcomed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung demonstrating his clear stance to ...

With the rise of powers in Europe and the United States that put their own country first, support for Africa is on the decline. If the free trade system is further shaken, the impact on this region ...

Heavy rainfall hit the northern part of the Tohoku region, with record precipitation in Akita Prefecture causing flooding ...

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey ...

Sharp Corp. announced Thursday that it plans to release “Poketomo,” a robot equipped with artificial intelligence enabling it to respond to speech, in November.

Japan has fallen behind in the race to form cooperative ties with African countries for access to their mineral resources, ...

Ltd. announced Thursday that it would shelve plans to sell a Happy Meal set which would have included cards from the popular ...

A dangerous, multiday heat wave descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with near-record temperatures ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Thursday that Typhoon Lingling, also called Typhoon No. 12, had developed from a tropical depression off Kagoshima Prefecture and warned of heavy rain in the ...