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Japanese municipalities added sparkle to the celebration in Taoyuan, with decorations featuring local mascots and icons.

Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge each smacked a homer off the first offering each saw from Milwaukee pitcher Nestor Corales,...

Liu, who walked away from the sport in 2022 at the age of 16 and returned just a year ago, defied the pressure Sakamoto piled on with a bril...

Sabalenka, who was runner-up in Indian Wells earlier this month and at January's Australian Open, refused to accept the consolation trophy t...

To some Japanese bartenders, the secret to a great cocktail lies not just in the mixologist's skills but also the quality of the ice.

Japan said that it "is prepared to provide all possible support," and is "coordinating the swift provision of supplies."

The officials' first in-person talks were expected to focus on issues that could slow growing momentum for improved defense ties.

The battery is expected to be used in probes that operate in places where solar power generation is not possible.

The launch of the test line will be an important milestone in Rapidus' aim of beginning mass production at the factory in 2027.

In his speech, Hegseth cast the alliance as “the cornerstone of freedom, prosperity, security and peace in the Indo-Pacific,” which he said...

With communications badly disrupted, the true scale of the disaster has yet to emerge from military-ruled Myanmar, where the toll is expecte...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent his condolences to Myanmar and Thailand after a huge earthquake killed at least 150 people, his office sa...

Donald Trump's attacks on NATO and the established world order are undermining the confidence of its allies under the U.S. security umbrella...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is winding up a trip through Asia where he has been seeking investors and long-term buyers.

Fees for the average household will go up by between ¥385 and ¥465 in April, due mainly to the end of government subsidies to curb inflation...

A forest fire in Okayama Prefecture has been contained, officials said, while another wildfire in Ehime Prefecture could also be brought und...

The Kyoto-based content creator shares travel tips and reminisces on the path that led him to where he is today.

Linking mountainous Matsumoto and coastal Kanazawa, this clunkily named route includes nontheless fantastic sites.

The quake flattened buildings, downed bridges and cracked roads across swathes of Myanmar, and even demolished a 30-story skyscraper under c...

The Giants rallied from three-runs down in the ninth inning.

In the aftermath of the quake, a cloud of dust and debris swept through the streets as panicked residents ran for their lives.

The channel, which goes live on Tuesday, follows the imperial family's social media debut last year on Instagram, which now has nearly 2 mil...

With the cherry blossoms’ ephemeral beauty immortalized in art and literature for centuries, there's plenty of artworks to gaze upon on rain...

How Fuji TV responds to the report will be crucial to restoring public trust — and could determine whether sponsors choose to return.

He will be the first sitting prime minister to visit the island since April 2013, when then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a stopover.