A bank here and one of its employees who saved an elderly woman from losing money to a medical expense refund scam received ...

Three independent members of Japan's House of Representatives on Friday joined the in-house group of the Liberal Democratic ...

The Kobe District Public Prosecutors Office on Nov. 28 indicted Takashi Tachibana, leader of NHK Party, a minor political ...

A 69-year-old security guard was attacked by a bear in a public restroom in the eastern Japan city of Numata, Gunma ...

A Japanese court on Friday ruled that the country's ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, becoming the only high court ...

A U.S.-Russian crew of three began a mission on the International Space Station after being launched there on a Russian ...

The Nikkei stock index ended higher for the fourth straight day on Friday, with hopes for a U.S. rate cut lending support, ...

Work began Friday to dump landfill into Okinawa's Oura Bay, a critical step in relocating a U.S. military air base from a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has participated in her first party leaders' debate in the Diet since taking office.

The final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament was held in the city of Fukuoka on November 23. Sekiwake Aonishiki defeated ...

HONG KONG (Kyodo) -- A massive fire in a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong has been "largely put out" after almost ...

Three figure skaters from Russia and Belarus, including an Olympic gold medal prospect, were approved Thursday by the IO ...