The runway at Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan was closed Wednesday after an explosion on a taxiway, although no injuries ...

A Chinese woman was arrested Oct. 1 by Gunma Prefectural Police on suspicion of possessing 1,116 counterfeit luxury brand ...

The approval rating for the Cabinet of new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stood at 50.7 percent, a Kyodo News survey ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to pledge support for promoting nuclear power in his first policy speech ...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Wednesday described new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's proposal for a NATO-like ...

The DeNA BayStars clinched the third and last Central League Climax Series spot on Wednesday despite losing 4-2 against the ...

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday that conditions are not in place for another interest rate increase ...

Newly appointed Justice Minister Hideki Makihara said Wednesday that abolishing the death penalty in Japan, where there have ...

A labor standard inspection office has issued a correction advisory to Keio University for not specifying working conditions ...

The chief of the Kyoto Prefectural Police force is suspected of telling a subordinate that he would kill them, the Mainichi ...

Shigeru Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has assumed office as Japan's 102nd prime minister ...

Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico's first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor's ...