Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said his ministry’s top priority “must be the people who are currently serving.” ...

The Tokyo High Court said ballots with the words “manjū shop” and “Mr. Dango” could not be clearly understood to refer to a ...

Cambodian families forced to flee last year’s deadly border clashes with Thailand now live in “waiting villages” built by the ...

Japanese government ministries have sought ¥143.1 trillion ($908 billion) in total funding for the fiscal year starting in ...

Tehran said it targeted U.S. bases and forces in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq’s Kurdistan ...

KUMAMOTO – A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at a Nippon Paper Industries plant heavily damaged in a massive earthquake ...

Authorities hope some of the roughly 900 people reported missing at six hydropower plants may have escaped the deluge because ...

Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko will visit Norway for three days from Tuesday to attend a funeral for the late ...

Ohtani has been plagued by right biceps pain and left knee issues. The knee soreness has prevented him from pitching since ...

China gave only a handful of nations short notice before test-firing the intercontinental ballistic missile in July.

As the fishing boat has not been located, authorities are continuing the search, including deploying aircraft, while ...

As the natural weather phenomenon El Nino builds into one of the strongest ever recorded, meteorologists are now looking ...