It was his first chance, and maybe his last chance, to cast a vote. That's what one mother in Aichi Prefecture thought as she ...

Claims that products containing menthol, known for their refreshing sensation, may not be effective against heatstroke and ...

Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday, with delegates ...

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others miss ...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) -- President Donald Trump failed to secure an agreement from Vladimir Putin on ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Saturday it has lodged a "strong protest" with South Korea over suspected ...

The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C., police chief in control of the ...

Subcontractors involved in the construction of eight overseas pavilions at the World Exposition in Osaka are claiming they ...

Raidel Martinez earned his 200th save in Nippon Professional Baseball at a record pace on Friday as the Yomiuri Giants came ...

TOKYO -- A venture company originating from Kobe University has recreated the "pleasant scent" that wafts from babies' heads ...

Before arriving in Japan, I had only lived in the suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area, where I grew up, or my rural college ...

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