Police arrested a man in Tokyo on suspicion of making a 12-year-old Thai girl work at his massage parlor, it was announced on ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk won shareholder approval on Thursday for the largest corporate pay package in history as investors ...

Nigeria will impose fines of up to 12 million naira ($8,200) and jail terms of up to 10 years on traffickers of ivory, ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average sank on Friday, sending the index to its biggest weekly drop since early April, as heavyweight ...

The government intends to work on revitalizing local bookstores, which play a vital role in preserving culture, Prime ...

The last three years have been the toughest for Xie Dandan and her family during more than a decade cultivating one of ...

Fourth-dan Go player Sumire Nakamura, 16, won her first title in an official tournament in South Korea on Thursday. She beat ...

Tourists flocked to see the contrast between waterfalls, autumn leaves and a river at “Shiraito no Taki Drive In” in Tozawa ...

Recitations of “yukar” heroic epics, considered the essence of Ainu culture, along with sword dances and the “tapkar” ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun’s three headquarters in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the Tokyo District Court ...

Leading courier companies are taking extra steps and even delaying deliveries to protect drivers amid the ongoing spate of ...

Japan’s efforts toward implementing Originator Profile (OP) in society was highlighted at a meeting of the world’s largest ...