Animals at a zoo in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, have been given heaters and baths as early winter temperatures decline.

Inflation-adjusted wages in Japan fell for the second straight month in September as higher living costs outpaced better earnings.

China's Foreign Ministry says President Xi Jinping sent a message to Donald Trump on Thursday, congratulating him on his election as president of the United States. In the telegram message, Xi said ...

US Vice President Kamala Harris, who was defeated by Donald Trump in Tuesday's presidential election, has delivered her ...

Americans have chosen to give Donald Trump a second term in the White House. One former Japanese ambassador to the US explains why he thinks Trump won and what the impact will be for Japan and the ...

Germany's three-party ruling coalition has collapsed after failing to agree on economic and fiscal policies, paving the way for a snap election by the end of March.

Japan's Princess Akiko has departed on a trip to Britain and France. She is the daughter of the late Prince Tomohito.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he had an "excellent call" with US President-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him on his "historic landslide victory." ...

Japan's transport ministry is stepping up monitoring of the logistics industry to protect drivers from truck companies or freight firms that may breach rules.

The Republican nominee for US president, Donald Trump, is getting ready to make a historic return to the White House. He ...

Stock trading in Tokyo was mixed on Thursday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose at the start as investors took their cues from a surge in US stocks overnight that followed projections of a Trump ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has congratulated Donald Trump over the phone on his victory in the US presidential election.