Israeli airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 27 or more sheltering at a school in the north, according to Palestinian medical authorities, in a ...

A word you would have seen a lot from late February through the end of March is shinseikatsu (新生活). Shinseikatsu means "new life," and, just as the word indicates, implies beginning a new phase of ...

The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,085 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian ...

Police in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, have arrested a 46-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 80-year-old mother at their home. Police said Yosuke Tanaka is accused of stabbing his ...

Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday. The Dodgers improved to 8-0, the ...

Japan slammed Thursday as "extremely regrettable" U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs, saying they may break WTO rules and the two countries' trade agreement. Japanese firms are the ...

The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese ...

China on Thursday urged the United States to immediately cancel its latest tariffs and vowed countermeasures to safeguard its own interests, after President Donald Trump declared sweeping levies on ...

A Japanese government-affiliated body has warned consumers about bicycle helmets sold on major domestic online platforms claiming to meet European Union safety standards, saying some are not compliant ...

Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative lifeblood of the studio behind classics such as "Spirited Away", his son told ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose a 10% tariff on its ally was "not the act of a friend," but ruled out reciprocal ...

Shares tumbled in Europe and Asia and U.S. futures tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump ’s announcement of big increases in tariffs on imports of goods from around the world. The ...