Rail fans bid farewell to one of Japan's iconic "Doctor Yellow" bullet trains, used to diagnose faults on the country's high-speed shinkansen lines, as it made its final run after about 24 years in ...

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato says that he has agreed with new U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that they ...

Japan's embassy in the Philippines has recently tightened tourist visa slots for Filipino travelers amid a surge in visitors ...

The Japanese government announces countermeasures against a U.N. committee on discrimination against women that has called for reviewing Japan's male-only imperial succession law.

Efforts to rescue a man in a truck trapped in a large sinkhole near Tokyo continue, but his fate is unknown as water ...

Malaysia and eight other nations officially became partner countries of the BRICS emerging nations grouping this month after ...

A theme park in central Japan featuring characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli's animation films such as "My Neighbor ...

A record 527 children attending elementary, junior high and senior high schools in Japan died by suicide last year, up 14 ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the bolstering of the country's nuclear forces this year during a tour of a ...

The Japan Sumo Association officially approves Mongolian wrestler Hoshoryu's promotion to yokozuna, the sport's highest rank, ...

A group of scientists on moves the hands of the symbolic Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever to ...

A commercial airplane operated by a low-cost carrier caught fire while preparing for takeoff at an international airport in ...