The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced a new agreement on Friday with the country’s central government in ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and other major parties have been proposing consumption tax cuts during campaigning for the House of Representatives election.

An aquarium in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, has launched a new event where visitors can interact with beluga whales.

There is no end to the number of cases in which unsafe and poor-quality items, such as electrical appliances, are mixed in with other products sold on online shopping sites, leading to accidents. It ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, agreed to conduct mutual visits every year, at a meeting on Friday at the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s ...

The Chinese Embassy in Japan reiterated its call for Chinese nationals to restrain from traveling to Japan in a social media post on Friday.

The torch relay for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics reached the Italian mountain resort of Livigno on Friday, with the Games set to kick off in just one week.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday she has no intention of ever stepping into the sumo ring, which is traditionally off-limits to women, during a street speech in Fukuoka.

Two Japanese men were attacked and a backpack containing ¥58 million in cash was stolen by two robbers in front of a foreign exchange shop in the Sheung Wan district in central Hong Kong around 9 a.m.

Japan and Britain will establish a bilateral strategic cyber partnership at talks between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Tokyo on Saturday, The Yomiuri ...

MINE, Yamaguchi — Recently born lion cubs are attracting crowds at Akiyoshidai Safari Land in Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The two male and two female cubs, which were born at the park on Dec. 20, are ...

Pop Mart 9992.HK, the maker of the famous Labubu doll, named London for its new regional headquarters, and said it would open seven more UK stores, as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer secured the ...