Shimane Prefecture, formerly known as Izumo, is home to a number of superb Japanese gardens — some traditional, others laid ...

Thailand's Asian openbill storks have no time to feel squeamish about their daily diet. After all, their beaks must move with ...

First broadcast on Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture is dotted with volcanoes. Their volcanic rock was used to shape the townscape ...

Two bodies have been found at the home of Hollywood film director and actor Rob Reiner in Los Angeles in the US State of ...

China's Foreign Ministry announced sanctions on Monday against a former top officer of Japan's Self-Defense Forces, claiming ...

Japan Airlines has introduced self-driving cargo transport vehicles at Narita Airport near Tokyo to deal with a shortage of ...

Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia continued Monday, a week after the fighting reignited. That's despite US ...

Chilean right-wing hardliner Jose Antonio Kast has declared victory in the country's presidential runoff election.

Decades after North Korea's abductions, relatives in Japan and elsewhere in Asia are still waiting for answers... and for ...

"Bear" was chosen as the kanji character that most represents 2025, a decision largely prompted by numerous bear sightings around Japan that have caused damage and set off nationwide anxiety.

Local authorities in the eastern US state of Rhode Island say the individual taken into custody in connection with Saturday's ...

Japan Post has begun accepting greetings cards for delivery on New Year's Day. Kindergarten children in Tokyo took part in an ...