The Archbishop of Canterbury, the principal leader of the Church of England, has announced his intention to resign to take ...

Japan expects sharp rise in number of elderly living alone An urgent issue facing Japan is how to address the rapid aging of ...

SoftBank Group has turned a profit in the April to September period for the first time in three years. The gains were largely ...

Taiwan's new representative in Japan has expressed his willingness to strengthen cooperation between Taiwan and Japan in ...

The US State Department says it has confirmed that North Korean soldiers have started taking part in fighting against Ukraine ...

The next administration for US President-elect Donald Trump is starting to take shape. He is stocking his team with loyalists ...

Setting finance goals for tackling climate change is a major issue at a summit-level meeting of the United Nations climate ...

Early risers have enjoyed a large cloud of fog slowly cascading down a mountainside like a waterfall in the central Japanese ...

Israeli forces continued carrying out fierce attacks in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing more than 30 people on Monday and ...

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the European Union has provided Ukraine with more than 980,000 artillery shells, ...

Online retailers in China have faced fiercer competition in an annual sales event this year, as consumers tightened their ...

Private-sector analysts have said they believe Japan's economy grew only slightly in the July-September quarter, due to a ...