Japan reaffirmed its decades-old pledge never to possess nuclear weapons on Friday after local media reported that a ‌senior security official suggested the country should acquire them to deter ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that the country's Jewish community was "completely unbreakable" after attending a memorial at a Sydney synagogue for the victims of ‌a mass ...

A 36-year-old woman and her three sons, aged 16, 11 and 9, died after being found unconscious in their home, in what police believe was a murder-suicide, on Friday. According to police, the woman’s ...

Japan unveiled a five-year goal on Saturday for business projects totalling $19 billion in Central Asia as Tokyo vies for influence in the resource-rich region. The announcement came after Prime ...

JR Central on Friday held a disco event in a Tokaido bullet train car complete with a dance floor, with DJ KOO of Japanese pop group TRF performing for dancing passengers. The event, held in the ...

Among the top-ranking beer companies in Japan, Kirin Brewery places second in market share. Its clear, golden color and sweet malt taste characterize the brand’s famous ichiban shibori (first press) ...

Happiness is taking control of a beloved comic strip. Sony is buying a 41% stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts” and its characters including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada's WildBrain ...

Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States. The deal is expected to close on Jan. 22, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is moving to clamp down on a visa program that aims to increase diversity after the suspect in an attack at Brown University was linked to it, ‌the latest ...

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in their controversial Netflix-backed bout in Miami on Friday. Two-time world champion Joshua made hard ...

The U.S. Justice Department released hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday that made scant reference to ...

Fumio Kimura, who leads a group called Ainu Neno An Ainu no Kai. An item listed as an Ainu “family register ledger” was sold on Yahoo Auctions, drawing outrage from members of the indigenous community ...