For decades, Japan has been an indispensable partner in the global effort to end malaria. From funding World Health Organization (WHO) programs to strengthening national health systems across Africa, ...
Practicality took center stage at the Tokyo auto show, where many Japanese automakers showcased their latest electric vehicles set for release in the coming years as they race to catch up with ...
Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative with nationalist views, was elected as Japan’s first ever female prime minister on October 21. Known as a protege of the assassinated former Japanese prime ...
Kazutaka Maeda of the Meiji Yasuda Research Institute. A growing number of Japanese parents are reluctant to have a second child, with only one-third of respondents expressing the desire to do so, ...
Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S.
Japan's stock market is booming with the Nikkei at a record high, but prices are rising and wages are stagnant. Why is there such a disconnect between the stock mark ...
Jannik Sinner's bid to reclaim the No. 1 ranking got off to a good start Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Zizou Bergs in the second round of the Paris Masters, which the Italian needs to win to ...
The Danish former coach of a two-time Olympic badminton quarterfinalist has been banned from the sport for four years for betting on games courtside. The Badminton World Federation said Joachim ...
Seventeen trucks in a parking lot and a warehouse burned Wednesday at a transport company in Shizuoka City, central Japan, local police said. Although no injuries were reported, the police and ...
The U.S. confirmed on Wednesday that it will reduce its troop presence on NATO’s borders with Ukraine but shed no light on any future cuts, as its allies worry about a security gap being created at a ...
The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 119 people, authorities said on Wednesday, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found overnight, a week ...
Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape ...