Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday she raised "serious concerns" about the South China Sea, Hong Kong and Xinjiang in a "candid" first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Kobe District Court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to life in prison for killing three people and wounding another with a crossbow in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2020. Prosecutors had ...

Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific Rim nations wrapped up their annual summit with a statement underscoring regional economic cooperation, just days after the presidents of the United States and China agreed ...

Japan's farm ministry said Friday it would set its rice production target for 2026 at 7.11 million tons in line with the maximum estimated demand, marking a shift away from the previous administration ...

Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump threw himself into the shutdown debate, calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government, an idea swiftly rejected Friday by ...

Visitors walk past a Toyota and Joby Aviation aircraft at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo.

Apartment hotels equipped with in-room kitchens and home appliances are on the rise in Japan on the back of their popularity among foreign tourists seeking stays in home-like environments, creating ...

Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC. That's because the companies have failed ...

A 69-year-old woman was arrested Friday in Nagoya on suspicion of killing another woman 26 years ago, police said, with the suspect identified by the victim's husband as his former schoolmate. Kumiko ...

The mayor of a seaside city southwest of Tokyo who was accused of falsifying her educational background lost her job Friday after the municipal assembly adopted a second no-confidence resolution ...

U.S. tech giant Nvidia said on Friday it will supply 260,000 of its most cutting-edge chips to South Korea, as CEO Jensen Huang met President Lee Jae Myung and the heads of Korea's biggest companies ...

He has lost his title as prince, lost his rent-free mansion on the sprawling grounds next to Windsor Castle and lost whatever remained of his reputation in the public eye. What is next for the ...