President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs rattled the economy and caused ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Malaysia's leader Wednesday that China will be a collaborative partner and stand with its Southeast Asian neighbors in the wake of global economic shocks. “In the face ...

Police in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, have arrested an 82-year-old man on suspicion of of attempted murder and arson after he set allegedly fire to his house to kill his wife and son. Police said ...

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between a feminist group and the ...

March, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid increases in tariffs on Chinese exports, the government said Wednesday. Analysts are forecasting that the world’s second ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his family will travel to Italy and India this week and next to meet with leaders and visit cultural sites. Vance's office said Wednesday his trip from Friday to April ...

Despite offering some of Japan’s most beautiful scenery, Shirakawa-ko isn’t all that famous. “Wait a second,” you might be saying, “isn’t that village in Gifu Prefecture with the thatched roofs one of ...

A total of 536 complaints about athletes being subjected to violence and abuse of power were reported in fiscal 2024, the highest since the survey began in fiscal 2014, the Japan Sport Association ...

A federal panel of experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new combination shot as another option to protect teens against meningitis. The Advisory Committee ...

A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some ...

Noboru Hirosue, a part-time researcher at the Kyoto-based Ryukoku University Criminology Research Center. He says organized crime groups are increasingly adopting techniques honed by a new breed of ...

A rat-a-tat percussion and keyboard riff, and Youssou N'Dour's voice tore through the dark Dakar sky, as the world music legend geared up to do what he does best -- rock through the night. With a new ...