A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators has sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to prioritize the prompt return of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, the office of ...

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States is "very close" to a deal with Japan as the two countries continue talks over U.S. tariffs. His remarks came as Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief ...

The first foreigner tapped to head 7-Eleven expressed confidence Friday the Japanese convenience store chain will continue to attract thrifty customers, even in an economic slowdown. But Stephen Hayes ...

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell to a record low in fiscal 2023 for the second straight year on the back of reduced manufacturing activity and a greater share for renewable and nuclear energy in ...

Virginia Giuffre, who accused disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein and Britain's Prince Andrew of sexual abuse, has taken her own life at her home in Australia, her family said Saturday. Giuffre, ...

Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire overnight in contested Kashmir for a second day running, the Indian army said Saturday, following a deadly shooting that New Delhi blames its arch-rival.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday cultural diversity was the country's strength as he pledged A$25 million ($15.98 million) for students to learn languages other than ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview published Friday that “Crimea will stay with Russia," the latest example of how he's pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to end the war while the ...

When Cold Stone arrived in Japan in 2005, it was a near-instant hit, with long lines of customers at just about every branch excitedly listening to the singing staff as they waited for their order.

Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across 22 of Japan's 47 prefectures, a government survey conducted in fiscal 2023 showed Friday. The ...

A Japanese court on Friday ordered the Japanese unit of online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. to pay 35 million yen in damages for failing to take measures to stop sellers from offering fake products on ...

The Japanese government is considering increasing imports of U.S. soybeans and corn as part of ongoing negotiations with Washington over U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on ...