Police in Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture, have arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 55-year-old wife at their home. According to police, Ichiro Takahashi,…

Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a bill to allow police to remotely access smartphones used by crime ring members, in a bid to detect planned robberies and scams.…

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, regarded by Japan's neighbors as a symbol of the country's past militarism, at…

President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in…

A judge on Friday sentenced three Mexican men to more than 158 years in prison each for the 2024 murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend,…

When the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the mighty, monied Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, it set up the first World Series between two of baseball’s smallest spenders in…

U.S. President Donald Trump made a joke about the ‌popularity of the name Mohammad in the Muslim world as he mocked Iran's presidency during a campaign speech on…

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,…