East Japan Railway has partially resumed operations of coupled Tohoku Shinkansen trains, following a suspension after two ...

Soaring rice costs in Japan are driving up prices at restaurants, including budget-friendly "gyudon" beef-bowl eateries. The ...

Gold prices rose in New York on Thursday, with gold futures touching a record high. The benchmark price of gold, viewed as a ...

Tensions from US President Donald Trump's trade moves are rising between the US and Canada. Ottawa has initiated a dispute ...

We meet two foreigners in Okayama. Ngoc from Vietnam hopes to bridge cultural gaps in Okayama City with a food truck, and ...

US President Donald Trump has stated again that North Korea is "a nuclear power." The president's view differs from the United States government's official stance.

Lineup: 1. Philippine victims of 'war on drugs' mourned as Duterte sent to ICC 2. Guterres to visit Rohingya camps amid UN ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that he does not fully agree with the terms of a US-backed proposal to pause ...

The World Expo in Osaka is set to open in one month. Organizers are preparing to welcome millions of visitors from across the ...

Ivan Espinosa takes over as CEO as the carmaker cedes ground to global competitors. An expert says Nissan hopes his ...

A hugely popular, long-running comic series featuring a daring and energetic policeman in Japan ended in 2016, but memories ...

After an earthquake devastated Nepal in 2015, people in the country vowed to improve their disaster preparedness. Japan ...