The grandparents of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death by a man in Osaka's Dotonbori entertainment district over the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

ALE Co.'s artificial meteor shower technology is designed not only for entertainment, but also to help scientists collect ...

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

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

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

A Japanese macaque at a zoo here who was abandoned by his mother has found comfort in a stuffed animal, and many people both on- an ...

Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid ...