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

The Yokohama Municipal Government has revealed plans to ban smoking on streets citywide ahead of the International ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals negotiated with U.S. officials on a peace deal to end his country's ...

Seasoned right-hander Kenta Maeda said he was thrilled to have the chance to pitch in Nippon Professional Baseball again with ...

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

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

Japan's parliament on Tuesday enacted an 18.3 trillion yen ($118 billion) supplementary budget for the current fiscal year ...

The Trump administration said Monday in a court filing that the president's White House ballroom construction project must ...

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

Tokyo stocks fell sharply Tuesday, with the Nikkei index ending at a two-week low below the key 50,000 line, as caution ...

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