Hayase Kumi was the first deaf Japanese to earn a pharmacist's license. She is also a cyclist competing in the Deaflympics - ...

Immigration authorities in Taiwan have transferred to Thailand a Thai woman who left her underage daughter at a massage ...

The operator of an advanced thermal reactor in central Japan that is being decommissioned says water containing radioactive ...

Members of Japan's anti-nuclear weapons and atomic bomb survivor organization have spoken out after a government official ...

Researchers in Japan will conduct a test to mine mud from the seabed that is known to contain rare earth elements, in waters ...

Japan has decided to review its support for large-scale solar-power generation facilities, amid growing concerns about their ...

US President Donald Trump has appointed the governor of the state of Louisiana as a special envoy to Greenland. Trump has ...

New York City is saying goodbye to the MetroCard. Behind this everyday icon is a Japanese designer who continues to shape the ...

In Shikoku, people braved an icy river in an annual purification ritual. Chanting sutras in the cold, they prayed for health, ...

Japan's government has decided to accept more than 1.23 million foreign workers under two systems -- for skilled personnel ...

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to build a new fleet of warships, citing the need to realize "peace through ...

The Japanese government has approved its first basic AI plan. It wants the nation to become a global leader in the ...