Families of Japanese abducted by N Korea call for U.S. support
The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago on Tuesday met with senior U.S. government officials, asking them for help getting the victims home as…
The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago on Tuesday met with senior U.S. government officials, asking them for help getting the victims home as…
Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the burned bodies of a man and his wife that were found in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, in April, police said,…
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left for France on Wednesday, the first leg of a six-day overseas trip that is also set to take him to Brazil and Paraguay.…
Asian stocks fell Wednesday with most of the markets in the region closed for a holiday. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks closed out their worst month since September. Oil prices…
South Korea has held talks about joining part of the AUKUS defense deal between the U.S., Britain and Australia, Defence Minister Shin Won-sik said on Wednesday, only weeks…
A swarm of bees created quite a baseball buzzkill in the desert. The start of Tuesday night's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks was delayed…
Police in Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, have arrested a 72-year-old former junior high school soft tennis coach on suspicion of sexually molesting a girl who was his student.…
Jiri Lehecka broke home hearts on Tuesday as he put an end to Rafael Nadal’s run at the Madrid Open, on the Spaniard’s final appearance at the Masters…
The number of vacant houses in Japan rose to a fresh record of 9 million in 2023, up 510,000 from the previous 2018 survey, with cases pushed up…
Starbucks on Tuesday reported weaker-than-expected sales in its fiscal second quarter as customer traffic dried up in many key markets. The Seattle coffee giant said revenue for the…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug…
King Charles III returned to public duties on Tuesday, visiting a cancer treatment charity and beginning his carefully managed comeback after the monarch’s own cancer diagnosis sidelined him…
A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a northeast London suburb Tuesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people,…
The leader of Canada's main opposition party was ejected from the House of Commons on Tuesday after he called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "a wacko", in the latest…
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial fined the former U.S. president $9,000 for contempt of court on Tuesday and said he would consider jailing him if…
Donald Trump set out a stark vision for an authoritarian second term in an interview with Time magazine published Tuesday, ranging from possible mass deportations of migrants by…
Second seed Carlos Alcaraz extended his Madrid Open winning streak to a record-equalling 14 with a hard-fought victory over familiar foe Jan-Lennard Struff to move into the quarterfinals…
Tesla plans hundreds of additional job cuts beyond a recent company-wide layoff as it cracks down on costs in a tough electric vehicle market, according to a U.S.…
McDonald’s plans to step up deals and value messaging to combat slowing sales. The Chicago burger giant said inflation-weary customers are eating out less often in many big…
The town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture has had enough of tourists. Known for a number of scenic photo spots that offer a near-perfect shot of Japan’s iconic…
Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and the president-elect, Lai Ching-te, affirmed stronger friendship and cooperation between the island and Japan as they met a Japanese ruling party delegation in…
Tourists ride go-carts in Tokyo on Tuesday.