Around 3.04 million people in Japan are believed to suffer from alcohol use disorder, the same level as in the previous study ...

With over 60 years of baking under his belt, 89-year-old pastry chef Yasuo Ono has a tried-and-true recipe for success: k ...

The Nikkei stock index closed at a record year-end high above 50,000 on Tuesday, helped by an artificial intelligence boom ...

Bears that have learned to find food in residential areas tend to delay hibernation, an expert said, urging the public to ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tetsuzo Fuwa, a former chairman of the Japanese Communist Party who was considered its "theoretical pillar," ...

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country's politics ...

Companies reduced common sweeteners like refined beet sugar and high-fructose corn syrup but added alternatives, such as monk ...

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla on Tuesday over what it described as a shipment of weapons for a ...

Iran's largest protests in three years erupted Monday after the country's currency plummeted to a record low against the U.S.

China continued military drills around Taiwan on Tuesday that were launched the previous day as a warning against separatism ...

The number of Japanese restaurants operating overseas fell for the first time in 2025, pressured by a sharp decline in China ...

Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said.