A Japanese district court has sentenced the former head of a kindergarten in central Japan to 16 months in prison over the ...

Japanese authorities say at least 37 people in 16 prefectures were attacked by wild bears from April through July 3 and two ...

Japan's fisheries agency has offered a rare opportunity to taste Japanese eels fully cultivated from eggs. The Japanese eel ...

Intense heat gripped much of eastern and western Japan on Thursday, with daytime highs rising above body temperature in a ...

Japan's foreign minister has notified the chief of a UN anti-crime agency of intention to provide a grant for Afghanistan to ...

The Chinese- and Russian-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization, or the SCO, has formally approved membership of Russia's ally ...

Many business owners in Japan are struggling to find enough workers to stay afloat. The number declaring bankruptcy as a ...

In Thailand, where Japanese automakers hold a high market share, China's largest electric car manufacturer BYD has created a ...

A court in western Japan has ordered the government to grant refugee status to a man who said he fled his country in North ...

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 has struck near Tokyo. There is no threat of tsunami. The quake occurred at ...

Intense heat gripped eastern and western Japan on Thursday, with the temperature soaring above 39 degrees Celsius in Shizuoka ...

It was all smiles when Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladmir Putin in Kazakhstan. But as NHK ...