A bear was spotted hanging from netting in an indoor gym of a high school in this northern Japan city on Oct. 29.

Snow-white fur, ruby-red eyes and a taste that has been part of the culinary landscape in northern Japan's Akita Prefecture ...

Almost 30% of residents and commuters in this central Japan city, which passed an ordinance recommending people keep their ...

The SoftBank Hawks were crowned champions of Nippon Professional Baseball on Thursday after Isami Nomura's 11th-inning g ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday affirmed the importance of ...

A third-year junior high school student riding a bicycle here died after being struck by a tour bus on Oct. 29.

OSAKA -- Tomiyo Yamada, affectionately known as "Banpaku obaachan" or "Expo lady," was awarded a certificate of gratitude by ...

On Aug. 13, a subway problem at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai left over 10,000 people stuck at the venue overnight. At the Portugal ...

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A fragment of a mask that was preserved for hundreds of years in permafrost sat in the muck of a low tide in the western ...

President Donald Trump's comments Thursday suggesting the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapon ...