The Japanese government and ruling coalition decided May 14 to distribute 100,000 metric tons of stockpiled rice as the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's claim this week that there is an unreported "genocide" ...

Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for ...

Japan and the United States are making arrangements to hold working-level talks next week to set the stage for another round ...

Rai the polar bear cub is seen at Yokohama Zoological Gardens Zoorasia in Yokohama, May 13, 2025. (Mainichi/Hisako Sugita) ...

TINIAN/GUAM (Kyodo) -- The Pacific island of Tinian is planning a "big" commemoration in August to mark the 80th anniversary ...

Three Japanese men and an Uzbek man have been arrested on suspicion of fraudulently obtaining commissions by having the Uzbek ...

A memorial ceremony was held on May 14 at a former rest home in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, for the souls of the aborted ...

The number of elderly people living alone is growing steadily in Japan, and municipalities increasingly find themselves ...

Japan's Self-Defense Forces on Thursday continued searching for the two missing crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force ...

Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 13th home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto notched his fifth win of the season Wednesday ...

Japan's antitrust watchdog Thursday unveiled draft guidelines for the law governing smartphone software services of U.S. tech ...