Wajima, Ishikawa Pref. – Akira Hiyoshi, his wife and 6-year-old son were returning from the customary first shrine visit of the new year and about to enter their house when...

Dubai – Bashar Assad confided in almost no one about his plans to flee Syria as his reign collapsed. Instead, aides, officials and even relatives were deceived or kept in...

Washington – Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump is considering picking businessman George Glass as ambassador to Japan, U.S. television network CBS reported Saturday. Glass, who served as ambassador to Portugal...

As the first half of the 2020s comes to a close, one global literary trend shows no signs of abating: a hunger for the stories of Japanese writers. The past...

The U.S. Treasury has informed Nippon Steel that the panel reviewing its proposed $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel has not yet come to an agreement on how to address...

KITAMAAT, British Columbia – With her hair pulled back into a tight ponytail, her arms and legs covered with 20 tattoos, and her compact frame fitted out in athleisure, Crystal...

Japanese firm Space One decided to push back the launch of the second unit of its Kairos small rocket scheduled for Sunday, following another postponement the previous day. Sunday’s postponement...

The recent fall of Bashar Assad’s “murderous regime” in Syria was celebrated with Churchillian bombast by Foreign Secretary David Lammy in the House of Commons: “The Lion of Damascus” was...

Seoul – A cheerful song by one of the most successful K-pop girl groups has emerged as a protest anthem for thousands of South Koreans rallying for President Yoon Suk...