U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday bore down on his administration's latest message that the exclusion of smartphones and computers from his reciprocal tariffs on China will be short-lived, ...

Japan became the seventh team to book their place at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals when they came from behind to beat Canada 2-1 in Tokyo on Sunday. Victory in the doubles put them top of Group A ...

Scene: A dingy hole-in-corner “live house.” Air: close. Noise: stifling. Room to move: none – except onstage. There the movement is intense, frenetic: Six miniskirted “idols” flinging themselves about ...

Police in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 39-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing a 50-year-old woman in her apartment in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture. The body ...

Thankfully, I have an exceedingly generous trust fund and take a long term view of the world economy. 10 and 20% drops in stock prices are not uncommon and anyone invested should be expecting drops to ...

Whether it’s transiting at Narita International Airport or jumping from one magical world to the next at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, most people heading to Chiba Prefecture are on their way ...

Lego has opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy. The factory in the industrial area ...

Donald Trump’s doctor says the oldest man elected president is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief as the White House released results Sunday of Trump's recent physical exam. The 78-year-old ...

World Health Organization members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told AFP. "We have an accord ...

Liverpool are within touching distance of the Premier League title after Virgil van Dijk sealed a dramatic 2-1 win over West Ham, while Newcastle climbed into the top four with a 4-1 thrashing of ...

Like many in the tech industry, Jeremy Lyons used to think of himself as a relatively apolitical guy. The only time he had participated in a demonstration before now was in the opening days of Donald ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya plans to deliver a speech at a preparatory session for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty's upcoming review meeting scheduled to begin late this month in New ...