An explosion at a US military base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, has injured four members of Japan's Self-Defense ...

Japan's National Police Agency reports that the number of child abuse cases in the country hit a record high last year.

Israel says its forces have prevented a boat carrying Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg from reaching the Gaza ...

Japan's Princess Kako has been welcomed by people of Japanese ancestry in an inland city in southern Brazil. The second ...

China's consumer prices edged lower in May as deflationary trends continued to drag on the economy. National Bureau of ...

Japan revised up first-quarter GDP to reflect higher private consumption than initially reported. However, the updated figure ...

Weather authorities are urging people in the southern part of southwestern Japan's Kyushu region to brace for torrential ...

Baseball stars have gathered to pay tribute to the late Japanese legend Nagashima Shigeo. Nicknamed "Mr. Pro Baseball," the ...

Russia says its forces have launched an offensive in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine. The AFP news agency says ...

A marathon event was held in Suzu City in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, for the first time in six years. Participants ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has accused China of stepping up pressure on Taiwan through so-called "gray zone" tactics.

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force held its annual live-fire exercises at the foot of Mount Fuji in central Japan on Sunday.