A man has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling around 2.1 kilograms of sedative-laced vape liquid used to make what has ...

Same-sex couples and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit on Japan's ban on same-sex marriage took their case to the Supreme Court ...

A U.N. intergovernmental committee decided Thursday to add six items submitted by Japan to three categories already inscribed ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected suggestions that he is using the war as an excuse to cling to power, ...

Zelenskyy said discussions with the U.S. were to focus on a document detailing plans for Ukraine's postwar reconstruction and ...

Figure skating icon Hazuru Yunyu will host his ice show commemorating the 15th anniversary of the devastating March 11 ...

Tokyo stocks erased earlier gains and ended lower Thursday, as a weaker-than-expected earnings report from U.S. tech giant ...

The waters near Osezaki, a popular diving spot off Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the Izu Peninsula, are now decorated with ...

Japan qualified a women's curling team to an eighth straight Winter Olympics on Wednesday after overcoming Norway 6-5 in a ...

Santa Claus paid an early visit to the Kanagawa Children's Medical Center on Dec. 5, delighting patients, their families and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was ranked the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine on Wednesday ...

Japan is turning to drones to issue evacuation calls during natural disasters such as tsunamis and torrential rains.