Water accidents left 242 people dead or missing nationwide in July and August, marking a third consecutive year-on-year ...

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried Saturday after three days of national mourning in which thousands of ...

The frontrunners in the race to become Japan’s next prime minister clashed over when to call a Lower House election if they ...

KOBE--Candidates for leadership of the main opposition party attacked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s economic policies ...

The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival, famed for the bravado of its participants, kicked off here at 6 a.m. sharp on Sept. 14.

NAGANO--Citing a driver shortage, Nagano Electric Railway Co. said it will cut by half the number of limited express services ...

FUKUI--Suspicions have emerged that a rogue dolphin may be responsible for a spate of attacks off Fukui Prefecture over the ...

Eighty-two water utilities across the nation raised rates this year by up to 37 percent, affecting more than 8 million people ...

BANGKOK--The death toll in Myanmar from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74, with 89 ...

The University of Tokyo announced plans to raise undergraduate tuition fees by about 110,000 yen ($786) from the new academic ...

Takashi Murayama was left speechless by the sight that confronted him when he opened the door to his winery on Jan. 3. The ...

BEIJING--China’s military on Saturday condemned the transit of two German navy ships through the Taiwan Strait saying it ...