Animals at a zoo in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, have been given heaters and baths as early winter temperatures decline.

Tokyo's benchmark stock index ended lower on Thursday despite a strong rally on Wall Street overnight. All three major indexes in the US posted record highs following Donald Trump's projected win in ...

The operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has completed the first test retrieval of fuel debris from one of the damaged reactors.

Germany's three-party ruling coalition has collapsed after failing to agree on economic and fiscal policies, paving the way for a snap election by the end of March.

The Republican nominee for US president, Donald Trump, is getting ready to make a historic return to the White House. He ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed concern that fighting between Ukrainian forces and North Korean troops ...

Japan's Princess Akiko has departed on a trip to Britain and France. She is the daughter of the late Prince Tomohito.

China's Foreign Ministry says President Xi Jinping sent a message to Donald Trump on Thursday, congratulating him on his election as president of the United States.

Inflation-adjusted wages in Japan fell for the second straight month in September as higher living costs outpaced better earnings.

Thursday marks 13 months since the October 7 attack on Israel by the Islamic group Hamas, which prompted Israel to launch a ...

New technologies are helping people with hearing or visual disabilities to get the most out of sports -- as spectators and as players -- but the applications can be much wider.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, who was defeated by Donald Trump in Tuesday's presidential election, has delivered her ...