Police in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, are questioning a man in his 80s after three elementary school students playing in a park were beaten by a man with a wooden stick on Monday. According to ...

The Gates Foundation will give $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, philanthropist Bill Gates announced on Monday as he urged governments to reverse global health ...

After deflecting the U.S. Justice Department's attack on its illegal monopoly in online search, Google is facing another attempt to dismantle its internet empire in a trial focused on its abusive ...

As the Gaza war rages on, France recognized Palestinian statehood on Monday at the start of a high-profile meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanizing support for a two-state solution to the ...

This year has seen 69 bear attacks across Japan, nearing the 2023 all-time high of 71. Five people also tragically lost their lives in encounters with bears that are increasingly encroaching on rural ...

Police in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, have arrested a 34-year-old woman on suspicion of attempted murder after she stabbed a woman in her 60s. The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. Sunday, TV Asahi ...

North Korean laborers dispatched to Russia's Far East for temporary work have enlisted with the Russian military, with hundreds deployed to the country's western Kursk region since around July, an ...

Nanako Fujii became the first Japanese woman to win a race walk medal at the world championships on Saturday in Tokyo when she finished third in the 20-kilometer event. The 26-year-old from Fukuoka ...

Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer, his 52nd of the season, and Mookie Betts followed with a solo shot in the fifth inning to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Friday ...

There were no staredowns, shoves or heated words after this win for Noah Lyles. Just four fingers thrust into the air when he crossed the finish line — one for each time he's won the world title in ...

The brewer of popular Japanese sake Dassai recently changed its company name to match its signature label, in a move aimed at boosting global brand recognition to expand sales abroad. "The entire ...

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday announced her candidacy for the Oct. 4 presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, aiming to become Japan's first female ...