Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, spoke with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick by phone twice on Saturday, an official said, as they try to iron out some of the most difficult issues ...

Police in in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, have arrested a 36-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 68-year-old mother at their home. According to police, Kazutaka Itoi is accused of ...

A bullet train hit a bear on Saturday afternoon, causing delays to some services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan, according to JR East. The train, traveling north from Tokyo, came ...

Imperial Hotel, Japan’s premier luxury hospitality brand, has announced the upcoming opening of the Imperial Hotel, Kyoto in spring 2026. This distinguished 55-room, seven-story boutique hotel ...

Japan's agriculture minister said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit trade in them. Eel is eaten worldwide but is ...

The bodies of an elderly couple and their son were found in an apartment in Yamatotakada City, Nara Prefecture, on June 24, in what police believe was a murder-suicide. Police said Friday the deceased ...

Visitors attend a farewell ceremony for four giant pandas on loan to Japan which will soon be heading back to China, on their last day of public viewing at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama ...

Asian shares were mixed on Friday, losing some of their morning gains, after U.S. stocks ran to the brink of another record. U.S. futures and oil prices also logged modest gains. Investors were ...

Tesla sales sank again in Europe last month as rising competition and Elon Musk's ties to U.S. President Donald Trump cut into demand despite a growing electric car market, industry figures showed on ...

Japan and NATO agreed Tuesday to closely collaborate to address "security challenges" such as the Middle East crisis, Russia's war against Ukraine and North Korea's past abductions of ...

China and Taiwan clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan's government, and said it is impossible to ...

Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added a two-run shot as the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers held off the last-place Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Tuesday night. Trailing 2-0, the ...