YOKOHAMA -- A remark by Sohei Kamiya, leader of the minor opposition party Sanseito, that "older women cannot have children" ...

As Japan's birth rate falls and society ages rapidly, political parties must face tough choices and thoroughly debate how to ...

Whooping cough continued its surge in Japan, reaching a new weekly record of 3,353 cases, the highest since the current ...

NARA -- In a rare collaboration, characters from the popular game series "Monster Hunter" are promoting an armor exhibition ...

The Japanese government on Tuesday unveiled guidelines on shooting dangerous animals like bears in populated areas before a ...

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito are struggling to secure 50 seats in the ...

Local farmers criticized the Japanese government's policy to boost rice production amid high prices for the grain during a ...

Iran's government has issued a new death toll for its war with Israel, saying at least 1,060 people were killed an ...

Egyptian officials said Tuesday a fire that engulfed a main telecom company building in downtown Cairo the day before left ...

Japan's top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday he will step up negotiations with the United States toward reaching a ...

Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Tuesday as concerns eased about U.S. President Donald Trump imposing a tariff much higher ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a welcome reception in the Mongolian capital on Tuesday in the first ...