The BBC has responded to a letter of protest from Japanese company Smile-Up., previously talent agency Johnny & Associates, ...

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has wrapped up a visit to Brazil. He sat down with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for talks largely focused on tackling climate change. The two leaders met on ...

The Tsugaru Peninsula lies on the northern part of Japan's main island, and is home to some of the country's most untamed landscapes. For more than 30 years, 93-year-old Kuwata Misao has made over 50, ...

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has arrived in Brazil. He will hold summit talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio ...

Homeless crisis grows in US Rising housing costs and the lack of a social safety net have led to a surge of homelessness ...

US President Joe Biden has come under criticism for not addressing university protests against the situation in the Middle ...

Officials from Japan and the European Union have met and discussed economic security. They agreed on the need to avoid the ...

The defense chiefs of Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines have agreed to step up cooperation in a bid to counter China's increasing assertiveness. They met in Hawaii on Thursday.

US media outlets say Japan's Sony Group and a private equity firm have made a 26-billion-dollar cash offer for American media giant Paramount Global.

The US military has expressed regret that an airstrike targeting a senior Al-Qaeda leader in Syria last year resulted in a civilian casualty. The US Central Command released a statement on Thursday ...

A Ukrainian defense official says Russian forces could launch an offensive in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv and Sumy in late May or early June. Major-General Vadym Skibitsky is the deputy ...

Military rulers in Myanmar have temporarily suspended the issuance of permits for men to travel abroad for work, apparently to prevent draft-dodging. Independent media and the Japanese Embassy in ...