Four railway workers died on Aug. 20 after being struck by a Spacia X limited express train while clearing vegetation near ...

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest U.S. sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its ...

A major earthquake that registered a maximum seismic intensity of 7 rocked Kumamoto Prefecture at 4:27 p.m. on July 28, causing casualties, damaging or destroying infrastructure and disrupting ...

Officials who opened one of the largest fountains in the world in waters off Tokyo are banking on making a big splash with tourists despite concerns from politicians over its high price tag and ...

NAIROBI—Seven people, including five Americans and Ecuador's intelligence head, were ‌killed on Wednesday when the ⁠tourist ...

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest in a series of major temblors hitting the region. No tsunami warning was ...

Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) improperly received government subsidies for a national “flying car” research project and will repay the funds, according to sources. An investigation by external lawyers is ...

SAPPORO--A rebranded Sapporo Snow Festival next year will focus on the themes of environmental protection and sustainability, ...

The Defense Ministry is gunning for its largest budget ever in its initial budget request of about 8.9 trillion yen ($56.1 ...

The labor ministry on Aug. 19 unveiled new guidelines to end urging companies to cap monthly overtime at 45 hours, making it ...

LOS ANGELE--Shohei Ohtani hit his 300th career homer on Tuesday night, a leadoff shot against Colorado Rockies pitcher Michael Lorenzen that made him the first Japanese-born player in the majors to ...

Keiko Kishi, the Japanese film star who shot to fame in the 1953 blockbuster “Kimi no Na wa” and went on to build an ...