Comments by the US White House press secretary criticizing Japan for its levies on rice imports have drawn a response from ...

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa has reiterated Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's explanation on giving gift ...

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven are set to wrap up their two-day meeting in Canada Friday. Their talks have partly ...

East Japan Railway has partially resumed operations of coupled Tohoku Shinkansen trains, following a suspension after two ...

Soaring rice costs in Japan are driving up prices at restaurants, including budget-friendly "gyudon" beef-bowl eateries. The ...

Tensions from US President Donald Trump's trade moves are rising between the US and Canada. Ottawa has initiated a dispute ...

Gold prices rose in New York on Thursday, with gold futures touching a record high. The benchmark price of gold, viewed as a ...

We meet two foreigners in Okayama. Ngoc from Vietnam hopes to bridge cultural gaps in Okayama City with a food truck, and ...

US President Donald Trump has stated again that North Korea is "a nuclear power." The president's view differs from the United States government's official stance.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that he does not fully agree with the terms of a US-backed proposal to pause ...

Lineup: 1. Philippine victims of 'war on drugs' mourned as Duterte sent to ICC 2. Guterres to visit Rohingya camps amid UN ...

The World Expo in Osaka is set to open in one month. Organizers are preparing to welcome millions of visitors from across the ...