Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won Japan's first gold medal in pairs figure skating at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he was "very honored" to see Japan's ruling party led by ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has announced the government will begin full-scale consideration of a plan to cut the ...

Dating apps have become widely accepted in Japan as tools for meeting potential partners, with many couples marrying after ...

A Thai woman has been served with a fresh arrest warrant in connection with the case of a Thai girl who was found engaging in sex wor ...

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The city of Urayasu will make day care free for children aged 2 and younger starting in April. This is the first time a city ...

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Japanese ski jumpers Ren Nikaido and Ryoyu Kobayashi were contending for a medal in the men's super team event at the Milan ...

BEIJING (AP) -- People are marking the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with prayers, fireworks and festivities. The activities ...

The Osaka Prefectural Board of Education left sexual assault allegations against a high school teacher unaddressed for five years. While the ...

Kerosene for heaters was contaminated with gasoline at a gas station in this central Japan city and sold to customers, possibly resulti ...