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While there have been cases of bills returning to the Lower House after amendments in the Upper House, it has never happened with the budget...

Seven-year-old Crispin is learning to explore the world and receive affection after a sheltered upbringing.

Lawyers acting as prosecutors did not file an appeal against the Supreme Court's decision last week that upheld the not-guilty verdicts agai...

JR East suspended operating coupled trains after two bullet trains suddenly came unfastened last week.

The latest violence has marked the gravest threat to Syria's new authorities, calling into question their ability to govern.

The "spiritual leader" and her suspected accomplices were also arrested for allegedly forging a suicide note for one of the men.

Taipei has been shifting away from its competition with China over formal recognition, focusing instead on pragmatism to circumvent diplomat...

The Russian president may attach his own set of conditions for ending the war with Ukraine that would be difficult for Kyiv and its European...

The government cited the need to ensure stable electricity supplies and secure carbon-free energy sources.

The attack occurred at around 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday in Takadanobaba, Shinjuku Ward, while the 22-year-old woman victim was livestreaming.

The hope is that local firms like France's Mistral will use the factories to create AI models that operate in line with EU safety rules.

The airline wants to give its customers ‘a real Japanese experience’ before they land in Japan.

Takano is suspected of stabbing Sato with a knife while she was live-streaming a video on a street in front of Takadanobaba Station in Shinj...

Even if Russia agrees to a ceasefire, much remains uncertain in negotiations. U.S. officials said the ball is now in Moscow's court.

The estimated spending related to the expo was based on the assumption that 28 million people will visit the event through October.

Austria is trying to kick out Ri Yong Son, the North Korean head of the International Taekwon-Do Federation, who it suspects of funneling fo...

Current Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa will be assuming the role starting in April in a bid to turn around the struggling Yokohama-bas...

The country's opiate economy — including the value of domestic consumption as well as exports abroad — is estimated to be between $589 milli...

The suspect is said to have approached the woman in her 20s near Takadanobaba Station and stabbed her without warning as she walked, apparen...

Communist Party cadres from different regions competed to market their locales as China’s next AI hub at the National People’s Congress seve...

Metal theft has surged in recent years, driven by rising copper prices.

Poor teaching and a dearth of basic equipment has led to a pressing shortage of qualified workers and high unemployment among young people.

In Asia, stocks were battered across the board with Japan's Nikkei and Taiwan stocks hitting their lowest levels since September.

Top Taiwanese officials believe the U.S. will stay invested in the island's security as Washington remains united on the need to counter Chi...

The U.S. opposes language in a joint document that could harm its efforts to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, Secretary of...