Japan's health ministry says the number of people who were ruled eligible for compensation as a result of work-related mental ...

Devotees in the Philippines covered themselves in mud and prayed for world peace in an annual festival to pass on the legacy ...

NATO member countries are expected to agree to raise their defense and related spending to 5 percent of GDP at their summit ...

Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have been soaring as the Thai government tightens border restrictions, citing ...

Modern social hermits, or "hikikomori," are a growing phenomenon in South Korea. A recent government survey found 5 percent ...

East Japan Railway says some of its newest Shinkansen trains that suffered a string of problems last week were found to have ...

The popular Japanese band TOKIO has announced it is breaking up. This comes after one of the members Kokubun Taichi violated ...

NHK has learned that a newly-discovered video showing Nagasaki's Urakami Cathedral before its destruction by an atomic bomb ...

Weather authorities in Japan are urging caution against dangers including landslides, flooding in low-lying areas and swollen ...

Japanese broadcasting giant Fuji Media Holdings has held its annual shareholders' meeting. The company was embroiled in a ...

Media reports say US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear ...

The ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding, with no reports of major attacks or damage so far.