Malaysia and eight other nations officially became partner countries of the BRICS emerging nations grouping this month after ...

A theme park in central Japan featuring characters and scenes from Studio Ghibli's animation films such as "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Spirited Away" starts displaying a beloved car of director Hayao Mi ...

A record 527 children attending elementary, junior high and senior high schools in Japan died by suicide last year, up 14 ...

U.S. President Donald Trump remains committed to bringing about North Korea's complete denuclearization, a White House ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the bolstering of the country's nuclear forces this year during a tour of a ...

A group of scientists on moves the hands of the symbolic Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever to ...

A commercial airplane operated by a low-cost carrier caught fire while preparing for takeoff at an international airport in ...

A large sinkhole swallows a truck after appearing at an intersection near Tokyo, with fire authorities working through the ...

Security guards were deployed at a popular tourist spot in Otaru, Hokkaido, famed for its appearance in an acclaimed movie, ...

A Japanese weekly magazine says it has corrected its December story claiming a Fuji Television Network Inc. official invited ...

Japan is set to implement a policy enabling the government to instruct farmers to submit production increase plans if ...

Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank says it will pay back 100 billion yen ($644 million) it received in a government bailout by the end ...