Japanese Defense Ministry officials say they are working to confirm reports that an Air Self-Defense Force training aircraft disappeared from radar while flying in central Japan.

The Japanese government says it takes seriously a UNICEF report that ranked the country number 32 out of 36 wealthy countries in children's mental well-being.

North Korea says its leader Kim Jong Un has inspected an exercise of special forces using drones and instructed the country's ...

A bag containing flammable devices fell from a US Marine helicopter flying over Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday. No injuries or damage have been reported so far.

A senior Russian foreign ministry official says Moscow intends to discuss the four Ukrainian regions it claims to have annexed in the upcoming direct talks with Kyiv.

US President Donald Trump is set to meet with Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia. Trump announced earlier that he plans to remove sanctions against Syria.

Participants in a UN Security Council meeting have called on Israel to stop blocking aid to the Gaza Strip, while Israel and ...

A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima has expressed concerns about the possibility that nuclear weapons could be ...

Increases in the cost of goods traded between companies in Japan eased slightly in April, but prices still rose by at least 4 ...

China sees an AI future in avatars to transform how companies market and sell products -- just one area where it's seeking to ...

Nara and Kamakura are hotspots for foreign tourists wanting to check out Japan's giant Buddhas. But now one outside the loop ...

Japanese companies' business results announcements have peaked. A survey shows about one-third of listed firms project lower ...