A 41-year-old man suspected of setting a fire that injured four people in a commercial building in Sapporo’s Susukino entertainment district last month succumbed to his injuries and died in...

Rescuers say they have expanded a search for trapped survivors in quake-rocked Vanuatu to “numerous places of collapse” beyond the capital, as the reported death toll climbs to 10. The...

The ruling coalition on Friday approved an annual tax reform proposal for the next fiscal year starting in April, including an increase of the tax-free income threshold from ¥1.03 million...

Police arrested a 77-year-old man Thursday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a couple in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, and a nearby fire that destroyed multiple homes the previous day....

IMPHAL, India – Indian militant groups that took refuge in Myanmar and fought in its civil war have been streaming back across the border to Manipur state this year, Indian...

Japanese authorities, including officials from the Defense Ministry, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and several municipalities in western Tokyo, jointly inspected the Yokota Air Base on Friday following a leak of...

The central government said on Friday that the economy is recovering moderately, but warned of risks ahead, such as higher interest rates overseas and policies in the United States. Among...

Hon Hai Precision Industry, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of iPhones better known as Foxconn, is putting its interest in pursuing Nissan on hold while the Yokohama-based automaker is in negotiations for...

A government survey showed Friday that 78.2% of respondents feel anxious or worried, the highest level since the government began asking about such sentiment in the annual survey in 1981....