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Kaori Sakamoto of Japan performs during the women's short program at the figure skating world championships in Boston on Wednesday.

Japan on Wednesday began accepting Palestinians injured in the Gaza Strip for medical treatment, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said, in its...

Japan have never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup but they have set themselves the ambitious target of winning next year's tournament...

World number one Aryna Sabalenka battled back in the second set to blast her way into the semifinals of the Miami Open with a 6-2, 7-5 win o...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proo...

Fans show blue balloons with Japan's soccer logo before the World Cup 2026 group C qualifying soccer match between Japan and Saudi Arabia at...

One person has been killed after a massive sinkhole opened up in Seoul, the fire department said Tuesday, with harrowing video footage showi...

Sam Peterson is one of thousands of fired federal workers who was offered his job back under a judge’s order, but he didn’t jump at the chan...

A 60,000-seat stadium for the Brisbane Olympics to be built in inner-city parkland has been unveiled as part of a major overhaul of planning...

England extended Thomas Tuchel's 100 percent start to his reign as Reece James' first international goal inspired a 3-0 win against Latvia i...

Tuberculosis (TB) infections among children in the European region rose 10% in 2023, indicating ongoing transmission and the need for immedi...

People take photos of a blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency officially...

South Korea's Constitutional Court dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday, reinstating him as acting president -...

Tiger Woods took the unusual step of confirming his romance with Donald Trump's former daughter-in-law on Sunday in a brief post on social m...

Holders Spain beat the Netherlands on penalties after a dramatic quarterfinal second leg in Valencia finished 3-3 on Sunday to set up a Nati...

History buffs dove into thousands of pages of government records released online last week, hoping for new nuggets about President John F Ke...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Columbia University is “on the right track” toward recovering federal funding after the elite Ne...

The body of a man was found floating in a river in Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, on Saturday.According to police, a fisherman called 110 at aro...

In just a few weeks, the U.S. tourism outlook has clouded as a result of some of President Donald Trump's policy decisions, which have anger...

Australia's government said on Sunday that a federal budget this week would include an A$1.8 billion extension to a scheme to reduce energy...

Wales beat Kazakhstan 3-1 on Saturday to start their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup with a win, while Erling Haaland was among the sc...

Federica Brignone won the alpine skiing World Cup overall title for the second time when the season-ending downhills in Sun Valley, Idaho,...

Winner Tsubaki Miki of Japan, left, and third placed Michelle Dekker of the Netherlands, celebrate on the podium at the Snowboard Alpine Par...

London's Heathrow Airport resumed full operations on Saturday, a day after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe's busiest air...

World number three Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock early exit from the Miami Open on Friday as Belgian veteran David Goffin fought back for...