A survey shows that the massive earthquake on New Year's Day and last month's torrential rain have dealt a double blow to ...

US entrepreneur Elon Musk has stirred controversy by announcing a plan to give one million dollars a day to a voter who signs ...

A Japanese expert weighs in on Seoul's claims that North Korea has deployed troops to fight with Russia in Ukraine.

US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris celebrated her 60th birthday on Sunday while on the ...

Some companies in Japan are pledging pay increases beyond the 5-percent goal of the Japan Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo ...

Japan's biggest labor group has decided to demand a pay hike of at least 5 percent in next year's spring wage talks, aiming ...

China's central bank cut interest rates for corporate and housing loans on Monday to shore up the economy amid a prolonged slump in the real estate market.

Ukrainian officials have released what they say is a questionnaire prepared by Russia's military to ask North Korean soldiers ...

The Philippines held a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of a fierce battle on its Leyte island during World ...

The Israeli military has rejected Gaza authorities' report that an Israeli airstrike on the northern part of the Gaza Strip ...

In Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers have beaten the New York Mets in Game 6 to clinch the National League championship. The Dodgers will now go on to the World Series for the first time ...

The head of the prefectural police department responsible for investigating former death-row inmate Hakamada Iwao has apologized to the 88-year-old in person on behalf of the police.