Images of a senior Japanese official appearing to bow before his Chinese counterpart have gone viral on Chinese social media, ...

While many foreigners work in this east Japan town, the cost of hiring them is increasing year by year. What exactly is the ...

A large Russian drone and missile barrage pummeled a western Ukrainian city, killing 16 people, police said Wednesday, as ...

Overnight leaders yokozuna Onosato and sekiwake Aonishiki were both defeated at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday ...

Maki Yamada secured Japan's first gold medal at the Tokyo Deaflympics on Wednesday in the men's athletics 400 meters.

Tokyo stocks ended lower on Wednesday, weighed down by weak semiconductor-linked shares amid caution ahead of U.S. chip giant ...

Poland's foreign minister said Wednesday that he will order the closure of the last Russian consulate still operating in the ...

Japan's status as the world's only nation to have suffered atomic bombings has underpinned its national policy for nearly 60 ...

China informed Japan that it will suspend imports of Japanese seafood, a government source said Wednesday, amid a diplomatic ...

BIEI, Hokkaido (Kyodo) -- The annual winter illumination is underway at Hokkaido's famous "Aoi Ike" Blue Pond, drawing ...

Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture is home to the Biwa trout, a type of salmon found only in this lake. These fish are now ...

A man in his 70s is missing as a massive fire burns out of control in a dense residential area in the city of Oita, with more ...