As I walked down a narrow path on the edge of an onsen spa town in Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, the sound of a shamisen ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he had not expected U.S. President Donald Trump to participate in the ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped more than 1% on Monday, weighed down by a stronger yen that pressured exporters, while ...

A carpet of pale blue nemophila flowers has reached peak bloom, delighting visitors to the Hitachi Seaside Park in ...

More and more university students are teaching children with foreign roots the Japanese language, and working to create ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will visit Washington from Tuesday through Sunday to attend the G20 finance leaders’ ...

It may be possible that a new infectious disease may be lurking within the symptoms of the common cold that everyone has ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is now a father. The Los Angeles Dodgers slugger posted on Instagram on ...

An event celebrating the blossoming of cherry trees is being held at Gappo Park in Aomori Prefecture through April 29.

Government officials under both Joe Biden and Donald Trump improperly shared sensitive documents with thousands of federal ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito criticized the court majority for “hastily and prematurely” blocking the Trump ...