Central Japan Railway Co. said Thursday it has temporarily halted construction work on a new high-speed maglev train line ...

A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced a man to life in prison for his key role in a robbery resulting in the death of a ...

Both Nippon Professional Baseball and Fuji Television Network Inc. have come under criticism for decisions they made during ...

In an unfathomably shocking comeback, former President Donald J. Trump of the Republican Party has declared victory in the ...

The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival reached its finale on Nov. 6, with the Japanese black-and-white film ...

Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday slashed its operating profit outlook for the year ending March by 70 percent and announced a ...

KOBE (Kyodo) -- A man serving a life sentence for killing a girl in western Japan two decades ago was arrested on Thursday for an alleged stabbing in 2006, while hinting at his involvement in the high ...

A kemari ancient football festival was held at Tanzan Shinto shrine in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. Eight people in ...

Fourteen gorgeous floats recently paraded through the streets to lively calls and music during Karatsu Kunchi, the autumn ...

An Oizumi Municipal Government employee holds a flyer warning of illegal "dark gigs" at the town hall in Gunma Prefecture on ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election has raised the prospect of a tariff-fueled global ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kamala Harris said Wednesday that "we must accept the results of this election" as she encouraged ...