A Shinto priest of Yasaka Shrine and a monk of Shinsen-en temple on Monday held a ritual to exchange holy water and pray for ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Japanese Red Cross Society in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in May The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] ...

The Osaka-Kansai Expo, in which 158 countries and regions are participating, has become a stage for diplomacy.

Japan’s Nikkei share average nudged higher on Tuesday, as gains in technology stocks were partially tempered by caution ahead ...

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Typhoon Nari crossed Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, on Tuesday morning. The fifth ...

The upcoming House of Councillors election has seen a number of errors in election administration by local governments. Elections are the foundation of democracy. Each local government must take the ...

A German doctor went on trial in Berlin Monday, accused of murdering 15 of his patients who were under palliative care.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Monday to lead a new government ...

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight killed at least 31 people, according to local hospitals, as U.N. agencies ...

A million more children completed the critical three-dose vaccination against diseases like diphtheria, tetanus and whooping ...

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday that his country will implement military conscription starting next year, in ...

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened Russia with steep tariffs and announced a rejuvenated pipeline for American ...