It has been one month since a sinkhole appeared at the intersection of a prefectural road in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture. A passing truck fell into the hole when it appeared,...

The prices of 2,343 food items are expected to be raised in March, roughly tripling from a year before, a survey by Teikoku Databank showed Friday. The survey covered 195...

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has again denied allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior at massage parlors and spas, days after Ravens officials called the accusations “concerning.” “I maintain I did...

Barcelona – As the Tour de France unveiled its fourth foreign start in five years in Barcelona this week, organizers pointed to the financial logic of starting the event abroad...

Firefighters struggled to bring a wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, under control on Friday as it continued to rage through the area, burning 1,200 hectares of land, with no prospect...

Sticky inflation might convince the Bank of Japan to lean hawkish and increase rates earlier than expected. “An important factor is food inflation,” said Daiju Aoki, regional chief investment officer...

Angry over its failure to negotiate a deal on its signature policy with the ruling coalition, the opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) is going on the attack as...

Paris – Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International Chess Federation (FIDE) General Director Emil Sutovsky said on Thursday. Spassky, who took French nationality...

The government at a Cabinet meeting Friday adopted a bill allowing it to investigate businesses, give them guidance and disclose, as needed, their names in cases of human rights abuses...