Authorities announced Dec. 15 that the two giant pandas at Ueno Zoological Gardens would be returned to China at the start of ...

Under the current Constitution, if the House of Representatives is dissolved and members are unavailable, the House of ...

A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign ...

England and Australia players will wear black armbands and flags at Adelaide Oval will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday ...

A heated exchange broke out in front of a mosque in this southwest Japan city in September after members of a conservative ...

A study by Kagawa University in western Japan found that the best way to stop shoplifting is for store staff to greet ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia's war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics ...

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The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he feels "so badly" about the conviction of pro-democracy Hong ...

U.S. firm iRobot Corp., known for its Roomba robot vacuum that has sold 50 million units, said Sunday that it has filed for ...

Tokyo stocks dropped Tuesday morning, weighed down by overnight losses on Wall Street as investors refrained from buying ...