Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, under the shadow ...

A company in this southwestern Japan city apologized after disclosing two employees died in an explosion at a mall following ...

Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food products in the first half of 2026 rose 10.9 percent ...

Japan's immigration agency on Tuesday proposed tougher requirements for granting permanent residency to foreigners, including ...

Japan needs to adapt to the new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence used in Ukraine and the Middle ...

One week has passed since a powerful earthquake registering up to 7 on the 7-point Japanese seismic intensity scale struck ...

Two Filipino technical interns escaped unharmed after a powerful earthquake hit this town on July 28, bringing tears of ...

Japan's Defense Ministry said in its annual report released Tuesday that the country must strengthen its defense industry, ...

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday as selling prompted by concerns that additional coordinated Japan-U.S. yen-buying could hurt ...

The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 began with a rupture on a previously unknown small ...

The Japanese weather agency said on Tuesday that a large, powerful typhoon was moving westward from a Pacific island, warning ...

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