The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito are struggling to secure 50 seats in the ...

Japan's major political parties are offering their visions for Japan in the decades ahead as they prepare for an upper house ...

TOKYO -- The high temperature in central Tokyo topped 35 degrees Celsius on July 7, marking the capital's first "extremely ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Mongolia on July 6, where they will attend welcome events and visit a memoria ...

Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara had a sluggish major league debut in the Washington Nationals' 6-4 loss to the Boston ...

With the return to power of U.S. President Donald Trump, who champions an America First policy, international order is being ...

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China held a ceremony Monday to mark the 88th anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident that triggered the start of a ...

The United States will be sending letters to about 100 small economies as the deadline looms for a 90-day pause on the ...

A federal bench trial begins Monday over a lawsuit that challenges a Trump administration campaign of arresting and deporting ...

Israel's military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen's Houthi rebels, w ...