Two people were feared dead and four others were missing after heavy rain pounded northern parts of the main island of Kyushu ...

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have been heading home from Thailand as the two countries work to keep a ceasefire in armed clashes along their border.

WASHINGTON--U.S. lawmakers from both parties are urging the Trump administration to maintain a three-way security partnership designed to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines — a plea that ...

An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one person dead and sent at least 10 to hospitals Monday and heavily ...

Kunishige Kamamoto, a Japanese soccer trailblazer who became the top scorer at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and led Japan to its historic bronze medal finish, died of pneumonia on Aug. 10. He was 81.

KYOTO--To a prison inmate, even a small box of cookies given by a visitor offers a brief escape from the harsh life behind ...

In the fall of 1945, an American priest named George Zabelka found himself lost in thought as he wandered through the ...

NAHA—The exterior of Shuri-jo Castle's main hall stands reborn once more with reconstruction complete and reporters visiting ...

While Yamagata Prefecture is famed for its snow-deep spa resorts, Asian filmmakers head to the mountains there to hone their ...

KAGOSHIMA--Row after row, jars of fish preserved in ethanol fill the shelves at the Kagoshima University Museum.

Brewmaster Eriko Ota is an unsung hero in Japan for helping to create a beer in a distinctive emerald green bottle unlike any ...

The Velvet House, a unique cafe here, is drawing visitors from all over Japan with its slogan “a queer feminist cafe for all.