The Japanese pop band TOKIO has announced it is breaking up on Wednesday, after breaches of compliance rules by member ...

Both Israel and Iran have claimed a victory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has achieved a "historic ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has reiterated his cautious stance on rushing to cut interest rates. He cited the need ...

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