Three individuals were arrested on Jan. 16 for allegedly defrauding a Tokyo woman in her 70s of over 30 million yen (approx.

The welfare ministry is moving to make permanent a temporary measure that allows part-time workers to remain dependents even ...

The Supreme Court on Jan. 17 dismissed a bereaved family's lawsuit demanding compensation in connection with a South Korean ...

Two Vietnamese women have been arrested for alleged impersonation during a Japanese language proficiency test, Osaka ...

Prosecutors on Friday issued a summary indictment against a ruling party staff member in charge of accounting for the party ...

SHIMOSUWA, Nagano -- A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the state of society and harvests for the year was held from ...

Roki Sasaki's move to MLB from the Lotte Marines at the age of 23 marks a landmark change in the dynamic that exists between ...

Seven-Eleven Japan Co. plans to strengthen security at its convenience stores as more are being run by a single employee ...

A Chinese court is set to sentence a man next week over a knife attack near Shanghai last June in which a Japanese mother and ...

South Korea's impeached president arrived at a Seoul court for a hearing on Saturday to oppose a formal arrest over last mo ...

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto said Friday he had agreed with his Chinese counterpart Han Jun to continue talks on China's ...

The International Monetary Fund said Friday that global economic growth for 2025 is forecast at 3.3 percent, up 0.1 ...