Japanese police are expected to soon arrest a 15-year-old boy in connection with the stabbing death of an elderly woman on a street near Tokyo.

High-ranking officials from the United States and Iran have wrapped up their latest round of talks over Tehran's nuclear program. They remain divided over uranium enrichment, but agreed to continue ...

Investigative sources say the suspect in last week's knife attack at a Tokyo subway station said his parents scolded him for poor test results when he was in elementary school.

In its adaptation to the traditional theatre genres of Noh and Kyogen, the hugely popular Japanese manga series "Demon Slayer" has been gaining popularity among younger fans in Japan.

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will invest in a commercial bank in India to gain greater access to the huge local market.

Researchers say microplastics are spreading throughout oceans from surface levels to several-thousand-meter depths.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in central Japan on suspicion of murdering his grandfather. The 75-year-old man and his ...

Sources say that Japanese trade negotiators will likely offer assistance for the US shipbuilding industry. The proposal is likely to be a key agenda item at the next bilateral round of trade talks, ...

Most analysts believe Japan's economy contracted in the January-March period, due to weak private consumption and slow external demand. The government will release gross domestic product figures for ...

The political wrangling over the conflict in Ukraine is continuing. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday. That is his ...

Pope Leo XIV has delivered his first Sunday blessing and speech after he was elected new head of the Roman Catholic Church. He called for a peaceful solution to conflicts around the world.

Kitanoumi became the youngest ever yokozuna in 1974 and went on to dominate the ring for a decade. We revisit his career ...