WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that "it would be nice" if Japan, China and other countries ...

After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS returns Saturday with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul, where thousa ...

More than 90% of foreign residents in Saitama Prefecture said they are satisfied with their lives there, according to a prefectural survey.

A new survey shows that more than 60% of young women in Japan do not want to have children. This is the highest figure since the survey began ...

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike expressed discomfort over a recent remark by Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, who referred to her as an ...

A federal judge agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters' access to ...

NTT Docomo Inc.'s long-running third-generation mobile network service in Japan will end on March 31. After that, any devices ...

In this quiet coastal town, 51-year-old fisherman Jun Hashimoto is working to bring back energy and visitors. From the guesthouse he ...

A normally restricted section of the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo opened to the public on Saturday, with about 500 people lining ...

NAGAREYAMA, Chiba -- The education board here has acknowledged a local elementary school's response to a bullying report was ...

The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran are casting a shadow over peace talks on the war in Ukraine. What stands out is ...

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