U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, one ...

WASHINGTON — Iran and its proxies could target the U.S. with attacks in response to the Saturday killing of Iranian Supreme ...

The U.S. Department of State on Monday called on Americans to immediately depart more than a dozen countries in the Middle ...

A bunraku traditional puppet performance was held at a ryokan inn in Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sunday.

This winter’s record snowfall that has hit the Tohoku region and Niigata Prefecture has caused serious agricultural damage such as breaking branches on fruit trees and causing vinyl greenhouses to ...

The National Police Agency instructed prefectural police departments on Sunday to enhance security and vigilance around ...

False claims that a political party and a municipal ballot counting system were involved in fraud spread on social media ...

The United States and Israel have launched attacks on Iran and killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The situation in the Middle East has entered an extremely critical new phase.

Fishermen land the year’s first catch of firefly squid off Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture, on Sunday. The catch heralds the arrival of spring in Toyama Bay. Six fishing boats with about 50 fishermen ...

A man accused of making a woman drink 32 shots of tequila, resulting in her death, denied having sexual intentions in the first hearing at the Nagoya District Court on Monday.

A striking sawtooth roofline and imposing red-brick walls define the Tochisen factory, a site that has anchored the local community since it was run by Ashikaga Orimono, which began operations in 1914 ...

On the flight back to Japan from the United States, Mieko Hattori, then 44, realized she was the only one awake in the dim light. Suddenly, she felt that she heard a voice say, “Stop crying and do ...