A court in Thailand gives a Japanese custody of 13 children born to surrogate mothers in the country.

The government plans to make Emperor Akihito's abdication ritual a state event and hold a separate ceremony to commemora...

Engine trouble prompts a US Air Force F-16 fighter to dump its fuel into a lake near Misawa Air Base before returning to...

Two virtual currency associations look to unite to create an industry organization to bolster confidence in cryptocurren...

The government proposes reappointing Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term.

Visiting Tokyo, Chile's president donates cell phones to be recycled into medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Late Japanese war correspondent Mika Yamamoto's niece receives an award for an essay on the importance of life that refl...

A French cuisine contest using Japanese ingredients is held in Paris.

Japan and Singapore's foreign ministers have agreed to stop Southeast Asia from being a route for North Korea to evade U...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells South Korean President Moon Jae-In the 2015 "comfort women" deal is final at a...