Multiple examinees who took a Japanese language test for non-native speakers in December submitted papers deemed ungradable, a source at the Foreign Ministry said Friday, amid a discovery of an answer ...

The number of child suicides in Japan in 2024 was revised higher by two deaths in data released Friday, with the year's record 529 fatalities among elementary, junior high and senior high school ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that Donald Trump's views on tariffs were "difficult to understand" after the U.S. president announced 25 percent levies on imported cars and parts.

The United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday staged joint naval drills to boost crisis readiness off a disputed South China Sea shoal as a Chinese military ship kept watch from a distance.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key position inside the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser, Hegseth's office confirmed. The ...

Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday deleted a social media post in which he had announced plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to “personally hand over” $2 million to a pair of voters who have already cast ...

American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates built a big cushion Friday night as they chase a third consecutive world title, scoring a season-best 90.18 points for their rhythm dance to lead ...

A woman in her 20s who was walking home was groped from behind by a man early Friday morning in Sapporo. According to police, the incident occurred at around 12:30 a.m. NTV reported that the woman ...

Police have arrested an 87-year-old former pitcher, whose professional career spanning three decades earned him a spot in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, over allegedly shoplifting at a ...

Hype is growing from leaders of major AI companies that "strong" computer intelligence will imminently outstrip humans, but many researchers in the field see the claims as marketing spin. The belief ...

Movie stars including Joaquin Phoenix, Penelope Cruz and Richard Gere have blasted the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for failing to defend an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker who said ...

In a bid to escape financial woes, French games giant Ubisoft says it is creating a new subsidiary around its most popular franchises such as "Assassin's Creed" in partnership with China's Tencent.