Oslo – Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors, won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize after decades of work by now-deceased hibakusha, who spearheaded antinuclear activities while grappling...

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania – New York prosecutors filed a murder charge against the suspect in the killing of a UnitedHealth executive, a brazen shooting that set off a five-day search that...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is urging a working group within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to speed up discussions on introducing a selective dual surname system for married couples. “I...

Los Angeles – The Los Angeles Dodgers expect two-way star Shohei Ohtani to be ready to hit when the 2025 season opens with two games in Tokyo, but manager Dave...

Los Angeles – Rupert Murdoch’s audacious bid to cement his eldest son’s control over one of the world’s most influential media empires has failed, a U.S. report said Monday. The...

China has opened a probe into Nvidia over suspicions that the U.S. chipmaker broke anti-monopoly laws around a 2020 deal, taking aim at the artificial intelligence heavyweight as Washington ramps...

Yurie Collins, 34, is a rising comedy star with a dedicated fan base — people approached her three times during her Japan Times interview to say hello or ask for...

Oslo – Russian President Vladimir Putin does not truly understand the destructive power of nuclear weapons, a 92-year-old survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki said Monday, on the eve...

Seoul – “Squid Game” is back. Netflix’s most popular show ever, a dystopian South Korean vision of divided society, held the premiere to its highly anticipated second season on Monday...