An 82-year-old man in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, was defrauded of approximately 275 million yen after being taken in by someone he met on social media with a false investment offer. According to ...

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, a move that adds to international pressure on Israel after ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won diplomatic backing from Europe and the NATO alliance on Sunday ahead of a Russia-U.S. summit this week where Kyiv fears President Vladimir Putin and ...

A high school baseball team has withdrawn from one of Japan's most popular national tournaments, the school's principal said Sunday, amid social media controversy over reports of abuse. The Koryo High ...

Frederick Richard is taking the fight to make men’s gymnastics matter to a new front: his wardrobe. The charismatic 21-year-old Olympic bronze medalist switched out the stirrup pants that have long ...

Carlos Alcaraz had to fight his way out of a second-set slump on Sunday to escape with a 6-1, 2-5, 6-3 victory over Damir Dzumhur in his opening match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open. The Spaniard, ...

Japan's Resona Holdings will introduce a service next year allowing group banks' debit card users to see how much carbon dioxide their purchases generate, in a bid to promote more environmentally ...

Police in Ishikari City, Hokkaido, have arrested a 50-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of assaulting his elementary school-aged daughter by hitting her head. According to police, the incident ...

Kunishige Kamamoto, who scored 75 goals in 76 games for Japan's national team, died Sunday according to the Japan Football Association. He was 81 and the association said he died of pneumonia. His 75 ...

On July 28, a 27-year-old gunman entered a New York City office building that is home to the National Football League’s headquarters. He shot and killed four people and injured one other before ...

The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji” to popular ...

"Weapons," a new horror film about the mysterious disappearance of a group of children from the same school class, opened atop the North American box office with $42.5 million in ticket sales, ...