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The punishment has broad public support in Japan, despite international criticism over how it is carried out.

Delegates will meet on Tuesday to put the finishing touches to a landmark text on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.

Although the run-up was plagued with troubles, organizers still hope the event will bring in some 28.2 million visitors over the next six m...

The talks were indirect, though Iran's foreign minister said his delegation had a brief encounter with its U.S. counterpart after they exite...

The discovery of a distant relative's wine legacy in California led winemaker Eiji Daniel Akaboshi to look at his vocation in a new light.

Add depth and your personal flair to fried rice with your favorite brand of tea.

President Donald Trump's move offers relief to U.S. tech firms and partially dials down a trade war with China.

A stroll through Hiroo reveals both the comforts of expat luxury and the quiet intrusions of a changing Tokyo.

While some are leaning toward a tax cut, LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama and others are seeking a cash handout instead.

Shibahara beat Miriam Bulgaru 7-5, 6-2 and Uchijima overcame Todoni 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 in 2½ hours in Tokyo.

Blanco, who spent eight seasons in Japan with three NPB clubs, slugging 181 home runs and winning a batting title, is remembered as 'great g...

A total of 158 countries and regions are participating in the expo, and organizers aim to draw about 28.2 million visitors.

Achieving this may be easier said than done. Germany’s defense and national security apparatus is fragmented and encumbered by bureaucracy.

Muslim athletes in France are raising concerns as the government considers banning the hijab for athletes in competitions.

Yamamoto (2-1) gave up two hits and had nine strikeouts and one walk while beating the Cubs for the second time this season.

Russia wants Ukraine, China demands Taiwan and now the U.S. president seems to be following suit, whether by coveting Canada, Greenland or t...

The suspect, Barbosa Anderson Robson, is said to have stabbed his wife, Manami Aramaki, then 29, and their then 3-year-old daughter to death...

The proposal focused on areas of responsibility west of the Dnipro River, with a demilitarized zone separating them from Russian-occupied ar...

Apple is unlikely to move production to the U.S. in the foreseeable future for a variety of reasons, including a shortage of facilities and...

European leader hope the plan for a postwar "reassurance force” in Ukraine will persuade the U.S. president to commit to security guarantees...

Kyiv said this week that its forces had captured two Chinese nationals in the eastern Donetsk region fighting for Moscow.

The latest Gallup Poll released Friday showed that the left-leaning Lee’s support has risen to 37%, up 3 percentage points from last week’s...

Col. Susannah Meyers was removed after reports she distanced herself and the base from U.S. Vice President JD Vance's criticism of Denmark.

President Donald Trump has insisted that his tariff policy is "doing really well," with the White House saying that 15 countries have offers...

Authorities in Beijing seem intent on proving that they can withstand even more trade pain from the Trump administration.