This Aug. 12 marked 40 years since a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed in Gunma Prefecture in the eastern part of the country.

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States is eyeing high-level trade talks with China "within the next two or three months," ...

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition on Aug. 11 announced that a total of 18,095,703 tickets to the Osaka Expo ...

A ceremony praying for rain was held on August 2 at Tamanoike Shrine in the city of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, where rice ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a two-day visit to Japan starting Aug. 23 to meet with Prime Minister Shigeru ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapte ...

As the plane touches down at the airport in Nyingchi, in China's remote eastern Tibetan Autonomous Region, the slogan ...

Two men were injured Wednesday in an explosion that occurred on the first floor of a commercial building in Niigata, northwe ...

Three university students from Tokyo arrested in connection with the theft of a large number of items of the Osaka Expo's ...

The Los Angeles Angels turned the eighth triple play in team history Tuesday night, with shortstop Zach Neto getting two ...

Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday it provided "military asset protection" to the British military for the first time ...

A 492-ton gravel transport vessel and a yacht collided Wednesday morning in waters about 2 kilometers northeast of an island ...