Formed in 2010 to shake up Japan's political establishment and loosen Tokyo's administrative stranglehold, the Japan ...

Mako Nishimura was reportedly Japan’s first woman yakuza. After she ran away from home as a teen, she joined the organised ...

An 82-year-old woman survived a bear attack in northern Japan, the latest in a string of such incidents across the country.

US President Donald Trump is in Japan today (October 27), where he will meet Emperor Naruhito. This is the first meeting ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, six years ...

Cape Verde’s once-turquoise coastline has taken on a reddish hue in recent years, as warming waters fuel the spread of ...

Bears have been increasingly encroaching into Japan's towns due to factors ranging from a declining human population to ...

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Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered her first policy speech to the parliament Friday, focusing on economic security and defense spending.

THE PHILIPPINE girls’ volleyball team faced some anxious moments but ultimately secured a Final Four berth in girls’ volleyball, eliminating Chinese Taipei, 25-16, 20-25, 25-16, 25-18, in front of a ...

Japan’s first female prime minister marks a historic breakthrough as global gender gaps in political leadership persist, ...

A retired NYPD officer is being called a hero after he pulled a mother and her 5-month-old baby from the East River. The ...