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Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based biotechnology and genetic engineering startup valued at $10 billion, has raised $435 million to "de-ext...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

All companies in Tokyo must make an effort to eliminate such harassment, such as by setting up a manual on how to handle suspected cases.

The central bank voted to raise its short-term policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% in January, taking it to the highest level since the 2008 fina...

The former president of Brazil is looking to contest in 2026's election in the hopes of emulating U.S. President Donald Trump's political co...

Just three months after Bashar Assad's ouster, parts of western Syria descended into vengeful bloodletting.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on the ISS since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing was deemed unfit to...

Tehran is increasingly concerned that mounting public anger over economic hardships could erupt into mass protests, officials say.

Takashi Tachibana mainly campaigned in Hyogo Prefecture, hundreds of kilometers away.

Voter turnout was 31.93%, down from 38.99% in the previous election four years ago.

Thirty years after Aum Shinrikyo attacked Tokyo’s subways, the nation continues to prepare for the unthinkable.

The White House said in a statement that it wasn't defying the court but at the same time argued that it was perfectly within its rights to...

Kyoko Watanabe moved to Miyagi Prefecture to help with disaster relief efforts following 3/11. She ended up building a company and a vision...

The logistics company Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. has been promoting an open public platform (OPP) with the aim of improving the industry’s effi...

The Cubs split their exhibition games against the Giants and Tigers.

Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have been rushing to consolidate military support for Ukraine as U.S. Preident Donald Trump p...

Thirty-one of the dead were residents of Kocani, the eastern town where the concert took place.

Ahead of the launch, Onishi said: "I believe this will be my last trip to the ISS. It will be a culmination of the experience, insights and...

Sunday was also the first anniversary of the opening of the conventional railway line running in parallel with the shinkansen extension.

McLaren's Lando Norris swept to victory in a wet and wild Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off defending champion Max Verstappen in...

After giving up a home run to the Dodgers star two years ago, Hiroto Saiki got the best of Shohei Ohtani on Sunday as the Tigers completed a...

With Japan endorsing climate targets criticized as unambitious, activists are looking to education and more tailored strategies to make an i...

With the economy weak in China and opportunities harder to come by there, more wealthy individuals have been flocking to Japan.

Ishiba, already hurt by low public support, has found himself in a bind ahead of this summer's Upper House election as the scandal shakes hi...

The abrupt freezing of U.S.-funded outlets will be a blow to efforts at countering Russian and Chinese information offensives.