Shares were mixed in Asia on Friday as investors pinned their hopes on weekend trade talks between China and the U.S. U.S. futures and oil prices logged modest gains. China reported that its exports ...

Japan's government on Friday dismissed the idea of reducing the consumption tax rate to help soften the blow from inflation and U.S. tariffs, brushing aside growing calls from the opposition and even ...

King Charles said on Thursday the world had a duty to commit to seeking lasting peace and preventing warfare in a speech to mark the end of four days of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of ...

Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Thursday that Japan is "very much welcome" to bid for another Summer or Winter Games, once issues such as corruption surrounding the ...

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo on Thursday reported a 43% decline in profit for the fiscal year through March, but promised a turnaround as its Switch console upgrade goes on sale in June.

Pakistan's armed forces launched "multiple attacks" using drones and other munitions along India's entire western border on Thursday night and early Friday, the Indian army said, as conflict between ...

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after ...

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf will make a four-day visit to Japan starting Tuesday to attend the World Exposition in Osaka, the Japanese government said Thursday. During his stay through May 16, the ...

The first Concorde supersonic passenger aircraft has been named as a historical monument. Concorde 001, which was the first of the 20 aircraft built and the first to take to the skies in a test flight ...

For Manchester United or Tottenham, a miserable campaign will end in Europa League glory. Despite both teams languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League, the Champions League is now just one ...

It’s green tea season in Japan. OK, you could say that it’s always green tea season in Japan, what with it being the country’s representative non-alcoholic beverage and a major part of its culture.

Police in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her 4-month-old son by drowning him in a bathtub. According to police, Hatsune Otake, a part-time ...