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

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

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

A study by Kagawa University in western Japan found that the best way to stop shoplifting is for store staff to greet ...

The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four ...

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WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he feels "so badly" about the conviction of pro-democracy Hong ...

Tokyo stocks dropped Tuesday morning, weighed down by overnight losses on Wall Street as investors refrained from buying ...

U.S. firm iRobot Corp., known for its Roomba robot vacuum that has sold 50 million units, said Sunday that it has filed for ...

The difference in time men and women spend on housework, child care and caregiving has narrowed by more than one hour per day ...

China said Monday it has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense ...

Dozens of Japanese companies are capitalizing on a combination of satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to help them ...