With arms raised and fists clenched, rescuers in Colombia called for silence Thursday as they listened for signs of life in ...

Night trains were once a familiar part of everyday life in Japan. They carried not only people traveling on business or for ...

The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of ...

Four people died and one remained unresponsive as heavy rain pounded eastern Japan on Thursday and continued into early Friday, with ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Northern Territories -- a group of four islands off the Hokkaido coast ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A quarter of 62 museums and facilities in Japan storing materials related to the two world wars said they need to consider disposing of some items due to deterioration or lack of ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is expecting its heavy dependence on Chinese tourists to lessen this summer travel season, counting on visitors from other Asian countries and European travelers to make up for ...

Russia and North Korea are considering a plan to deploy additional North Korean troops to three western Russian regions ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street after the release of a weaker-than-expected producer price index further eased inflation concerns. In the first 15 ...

Plaintiffs Kiyotaka Nishi, center, and Mana Sato, third from right, arrive at the Sapporo District Court in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, July 29, 2026. The banner reads, "Toward a society where married ...

TOKYO -- Paralysis can persist on one side or other parts of the body after a stroke, making everyday tasks difficult. For people living with these lasting effects, assistive devices designed to ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Honda Motor Co. has developed a robotic hand capable of highly dexterous movements, marking a return to robotics with a new industrial focus after retiring its once-iconic ASIMO ...