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Lawson is now focusing on addressing social problems to carve out new roles in a steadily aging society, such as opening stores even in depo...

The election is seen as an early indicator of how voters nationwide might cast their ballots in next month’s Upper House poll.

Public perception of the planemaker is still on shaky ground after three high-profile accidents involving its planes in recent years.

Israel's U.N. Ambassador accused the General Assembly of "blood libel" and a "farce."

Dubbed the "selfie queen" by Japanese media, Kimiko Nishimoto's posts showed her in various candid poses.

The back-and-forth to seal a deal with Beijing exposed that key U.S. industries are reliant on magnets largely sourced from China.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner appeared to not achieve sufficient thrust as it lumbered down nearly the full length of the runway.

Trump summoned military troops to Los Angeles to support a civilian police operation over the objection of Newsom, an extraordinary and rare...

Loud explosions were heard Friday morning in Tehran, Iranian state TV reported.

"Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise,” Ramesh Vishwaskumar said. "There were dead bodies around me. I got scared. I got up...

The monsters are cute, the war is weird and interior designer turned director Takahide Hori’s creativity stretches far beyond his budget.

From "tsuyu" to "amayadori," the current season has no shortage of vocabulary for downpours, floods and wet weather.

Pride isn’t just a one-off weekend — a slate of activities and programs in support of the queer community continues in full force, from Hokk...

Flight AI171 was headed to Gatwick airport in the U.K., Air India said. Police officers said it crashed on a doctor's hostel in a civilian a...

Beijing is heavily reliant on Myanmar for the rare earth metals and oxides needed to produce magnets that power critical goods.

Stephen Miller's fingerprints have been all over the White House's unprecedented assertion of its right to use presidential power to pursue...

The chip giant and university will work together on chip-related technologies and supporting educational and research and development opport...

The U.S. president has insisted that without the extraordinary step of sending troops into the city over the weekend, "it would be burning t...

California was preparing for a legal showdown over Trump's deployment of the military to the state.

Questions about the privatization of Toyota Industries and Toyoda’s role in it never came up, in stark contrast to earlier this week at Toyo...

Vietnam has engaged in weeks of intense diplomacy with the U.S. — the largest export market of the trade-reliant country — as it seeks to av...

Investigators believe the suspects conspired to extort the victim by threatening to report him to the police for alleged sexual misconduct.

The decision to review the partnership is likely to raise eyebrows among U.S. allies and partners, but was downplayed by Canberra.

The Canadian retailer says several potential buyers have made proposals to acquire its convenience stores in the U.S. that overlap with Seve...

A ban on the sale of knives to minors is also planned for implementation.