Japan’s new prime minister wasted no time stepping into the global spotlight and straight into Donald Trump’s orbit. During her first week in office, Sanae Takaichi hosted the U.S. president in Tokyo ...

Japanese auto giant Toyota on Wednesday hiked its operating income and net profit forecasts for the current fiscal year despite the impact of U.S. tariffs. The firm's share price fell by as much as ...

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 28-year-old woman on suspicion of killing her three-month-old daughter. Police said Satsuki Suzuki, of unknown occupation, is accused of stabbing her daughter Yua with ...

Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped by 1,284.93 points, or 2.50 percent on Wednesday and other shares in Asia also sank after a retreat on Wall Street spurred by selling of Big Tech shares. The ...

A UPS wide-body cargo plane crashed on Tuesday and erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff from the international airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing seven, including all three aboard, and ...

Democrats swept a trio of races on Tuesday in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency, elevating a new generation of leaders and giving the beleaguered party a shot of ...

Japan's military deployed troops to the country's mountainous north on Wednesday to help trap bears after an urgent request from local authorities struggling to cope with a wave of attacks. The ...

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams will play in January's Auckland Classic at the age of 45, tournament organisers announced Wednesday. Williams has been awarded a wild card for the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's proposal for a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has not received a reply from Pyongyang, government sources said Tuesday. Takaichi had ...

Japanese video-game maker Nintendo’s net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the year before, as its sales more than doubled following the launch of its hit Switch 2 console in June, the company ...

Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure was on track to become the longest ever disrupting the lives of millions of ...

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