Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike expressed her eagerness to attract part of the United Nations' functions to the Japanese capital ...

Self-Defense Forces fighter jets scrambled 157 times for possible airspace incursions in the April-June period, the Defense ...

Tackling inflation was a major campaign issue in the Upper House race, with opposition parties having called for reducing or ...

The French president's announcement prompted a harsh response from Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Justice Maria Carroccia told the courtroom that she did not find the complainant's evidence to be 'credible or reliable.' ...

Tokyo is a student paradise, ranking as the second-most popular city of choice by students considering studying abroad, ...

The 19th stage of the Tour de France has been shortened due to the discovery of a contagious disease in a herd of cattle ...

Japan issued its first Nankai Trough emergency information in August last year following a major quake off Miyazaki ...

A Justice Ministry expert panel called, in a report on Thursday, for establishing a new forum to discuss an update to the criminal procedure law, including expanding the scope of cases subject to ...

A decline in utility costs helped slow the overall gauge, but households are still coping with higher living costs overall.

Both nations accused each other of starting the worst border violence in about 14 years that left dozens injured amid ...

It was the latest setback in efforts to bring a ceasefire to the Gaza Strip, as both Israel and Hamas face pressure at home ...