A spokesperson for China's defense ministry has defended a Chinese military plane's behavior toward a Japanese aircraft in ...

A special version of a traditional stringed Japanese musical instrument has been created to support reconstruction efforts in ...

A tropical depression in the East China Sea is forecast to approach the Kyushu region in southwest Japan toward Monday, ...

The 30th anniversary of what is known as Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two was marked on Friday in ...

Sunday marks one month since Israel struck targets inside Iran. The Middle East situation remains uncertain amid media ...

Japan's Imperial couple have completed the main events of their eight-day official visit to Mongolia. On Saturday, Emperor ...

Russian forces used about 600 drones and other weapons in attacks on Ukraine during a period through Saturday, causing deaths ...

The Russian foreign ministry says the country's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a ...

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow respects North Korea's stance on pursuing nuclear development.

A government survey has shown that across Japan, more than 80 percent of mothers in households with children under 18 are working -- the highest percentage on record.

小泉農林水産大臣は、13日、鹿児島市で街頭演説し、地震が続く鹿児島県十島村の状況について「悪石島や小宝島の島民の中には鹿児島市内で避難生活をしている人もいる。ただ、避難していない人の中には、理由として『家族のように大切に育ててきた牛を置いて避難できな ...

13日未明に発生した台風5号は小笠原諸島付近を北上し、14日から15日にかけて東日本や北日本に接近し、上陸するおそれがあります。暴風や高波に警戒するとともに土砂災害などに十分注意が必要です。