A 45-year-old unemployed man has been re-arrested in Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, on suspicion of suffocating his 71-year-old mother to death. He had previously been arrested in June…

Japan's weather agency canceled a mistakenly issued warning of strong seismic shaking from an earthquake off northern Japan on Friday after overestimating the temblor's magnitude as a catastrophic…

The number of foreign residents in Japan hit a record 4.28 million at the end of June, accounting for 3.4 percent of the total population, government data showed…

Major Japanese parcel delivery company Yamato Transport Co said Friday about 5.31 million customer data records, including names and addresses, had been leaked due to unauthorized access to…

The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, on Friday for routine maintenance and resupply ahead of a major joint drill with Japan, according…

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that enhancing the country's defense posture in the Pacific is an "urgent" task, including for information gathering and surveillance, after the…

Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja said Friday he accepts the deployment of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Futenma air station, reversing the southern Japan prefecture's longstanding…

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday he won’t prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings in October and December.…

The U.S. budget deficit grew to almost $2 trillion over the past year, government data showed Friday, reaching its highest level since 2021 despite President Donald Trump's promises…

Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself in the air, among other engineering bells and whistles. But drivers shouldn't expect to take it…

China on Friday said it plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies that span artificial intelligence, chips and solar power as its technology race with countries…

Artificial intelligence will ultimately become a key aspect of all companies, the head of AI chip giant Nvidia said during a visit to Stockholm, where he urged Europe…

Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina is out of the Wuhan Open after losing 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to resurgent British player Sonay Kartal in the quarterfinals Friday. The No. 170-ranked Kartal,…

Novak Djokovic has accepted a wild card for the ATP 500 tournament in Basel later this month as the 39-year-old battles to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals…

Rafael Jodar became the youngest semifinalist in Shanghai Masters history on Friday and will next meet Daniil Medvedev. The 20-year-old Spaniard rallied to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win…

The International Olympic Committee said is shutting down 12 permanent committees focusing on issues like human rights and gender issues, saying Friday it will instead create expert panels…

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Major League Baseball's 2026 season as red-hot favorites to complete a hat-trick of World Series titles. A star-studded roster headlined by Japanese superstar…

Manchester United travel to historic rivals Leeds on Sunday with pressure mounting on manager Michael Carrick, while Manchester City aim to extend their perfect Premier League start despite…

Police detained India's 'cockroach' movement founder Abhijeet Dipke, student leaders and supporters on Friday as hundreds poured into central Delhi, waving the national flag and demanding the resignation…

Poland summoned internet companies including Google and Meta to the Digital Affairs Ministry on Friday, demanding they ‌do more to curb the spread of violent content following a…