Komeito bloc’s devastating loss in Sunday’s poll could lead to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation or political ...

The tsunami threat to populated areas in Kamchatka has passed,' said Russia's emergencies ministry a few hours later.

Much of Gaza has been reduced to a wasteland during more than 21 months of war and there are fears of accelerating starvation ...

Political parties jostle for position and trade barbs but offer no clear plan for Japan’s growing structural challenges.

Many constituents, frustrated with the current state of affairs, have turned away from the LDP and are seeking possibilities ...

South Korea's An Se-young downed China's Wang Zhiyi 21-12, 21-10 in the women's final to capture an incredible sixth title in ...

The consumption patterns of visitors to Japan have been shifting as their enthusiasm for purchasing luxury items appears to ...

The government is offering generous incentives in order to reach Japan's target of having renewable energy cover up to 50% of ...

Former wrestler Hitomi Obara, who won gold in the women's 48-kilogram event at the 2012 London Olympics, died Friday, sources ...

A variety of scenarios await the country should the ruling coalition lose its majority in the Upper House — from an enlarged ...

A Beijing district court that imposed the prison sentence is believed to have found the man guilty of espionage for providing ...

Israel carried out strikes on Syrian troops and on Damascus on Wednesday in an escalation that took the Islamist-led ...