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The wildfire engulfed about 2,900 hectares — around half the size of Manhattan — making it Japan's largest in more than 50 years.

Asahikawa District Court in Hokkaido has sentenced a 20-year-old woman to 23 years in prison in a high-profile murder case in which a female...

The suspension is believed to be due to the effects of an explosion and fire accident at a plant of Chuo Spring, a Toyota affiliate, on Thur...

One rocket’s chief passenger was SPHEREx, a space telescope that will take images of the entire sky in more than a 100 colors that are invis...

Trump restored "maximum pressure" on Iran in one of his first acts after returning to office in January.

Ohtani has won two Most Valuable Player Awards as a two-way player, for the Angels in 2021 and 2023.

Cultural expectations may influence ratings on Tabelog, but reading between the lines might help you find the next hidden gem.

The majority of tourists go to Osaka with street food on their minds, but the city is rapidly improve its elevated dining options as well.

The Seoul Central District Court canceled Yoon's arrest warrant on Friday, citing "questions about the legality" of the investigation proces...

The U.S. shift is as calamitous for Ukraine as it is shocking for European allies. But the mood remains defiant in Kyiv.

Though the immediate shock has passed, COVID-19's legacy continues to reshape global economies and markets.

Trump said he had told Japan and China they could not continue to reduce the value of their currencies, as doing so would be unfair to the U...

Also in the survey, 81.5% said they strongly or somewhat agree that the security environment in East Asia is becoming more severe.

The subway derailment accident on March 8, 2000, killed five passengers and injured 64 others.

Poland needs to double its military manpower and consider more destructive weapons, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

Marco Rubio was incensed. Here he was in the Cabinet Room of the White House, the secretary of state, seated beside the president and listen...

Uncertainties over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs this week pushed the Nikkei 225 index below 37,000 for the first time in six months...

The visit is set to take place from March 9 to March 11, just before the extra levies on steel and aluminum are expected to kick in on March...

The comments followed Japan and Britain's first "two-plus-two" talks between the country's trade and foreign ministers.

Trump said that while he isn’t ruling out a military intervention, he would "rather negotiate a deal.”

A weak yen makes rare vinyls a steal for tourists, and locals say it's all part of a circular musical exchange.

The English-language debut of Junko Takase’s Akutagawa Prize-winning novel serves complex prose in translation by Morgan Giles.

Hideo Jojo pushes into forbidden territory and navigates the darker currents of his latest film with assurance.

The singer-songwriter turns her subconscious into songs about the natural world and its interconnectedness on “Luminescent Creatures.”

Wet weather, which began Wednesday following a record dry period, is helping firefighting efforts.