The Japanese government and ruling coalition decided May 14 to distribute 100,000 metric tons of stockpiled rice as the ...

Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for ...

Japan and the United States are making arrangements to hold working-level talks next week to set the stage for another round ...

TINIAN/GUAM (Kyodo) -- The Pacific island of Tinian is planning a "big" commemoration in August to mark the 80th anniversary ...

A memorial ceremony was held on May 14 at a former rest home in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, for the souls of the aborted ...

Three Japanese men and an Uzbek man have been arrested on suspicion of fraudulently obtaining commissions by having the Uzbek ...

The number of elderly people living alone is growing steadily in Japan, and municipalities increasingly find themselves ...

Japan's Self-Defense Forces on Thursday continued searching for the two missing crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force ...

A 5-month-old polar bear cub at Yokohama Zoological Gardens Zoorasia made his public debut on May 14 accompanied by his mother.

Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 13th home run and Yoshinobu Yamamoto notched his fifth win of the season Wednesday ...

Lone yokozuna Hoshoryu took care of business against No. 2 maegashira Gonoyama to snap a two-bout losing streak Thursday at ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday will visit a U.S. installation at the center of American involvement in the Middle East as ...