A newly opened giant slide in southwestern Japan has been closed after four people sustained broken bones while using it, the ...

The European Union on Friday submitted a proposal to impose export restrictions on all eel species under an international ...

Japan's government on Friday asked major platform operators to help counter harmful social media posts in an effort to ...

Japan and the United States are arranging for U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make his first visit to Japan early next ...

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga picked up his fourth win of the season in his return from a hamstring strain and Shohei ...

A Japanese court on Friday sentenced a woman to three years in prison, suspended for four years, for injuring eight students ...

U.S. President Donald Trump could extend his administration's 90-day pause on so-called reciprocal tariffs, set to expire on ...

Iranian ambassador to Japan Peiman Seadat has urged Tokyo to stand against U.S. and Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities in his nation after President Donald Trump's remark likening the U.S. attacks ...

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Tokyo stocks rose Friday for a fourth straight day, with the Nikkei index ending above the 40,000 line for the first time since January, as worries about hefty U.S. tariffs eased.

NATO allies agreed Wednesday to more than double their respective defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product by ...

Japan's chief negotiator on Thursday set off for another round of tariff negotiations with the United States, reiterating ...