An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people ...

A fire engulfed a newly opened shopping center in eastern Iraq, killing more than 60 people, including children, Iraqi ...

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” ...

SAPPORO — A brown bear was killed by hunters in the early hours of Friday in the town of Fukushima, Hokkaido. In the town, a ...

Japan’s core inflation slowed in June but stayed above the central bank’s 2% target for well over three years, highlighting ...

A new K-pop boy band made their global debut on Friday with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that ...

Hito wa Mitame ga Kyuwari” (Appearances matter 90% for people) became a bestselling book in Japan. With its eye-catching ...

A memorial hall of Satoshi Omura, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 10 years ago, opened in his hometown of ...

The rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin, Hokuriku and southern Tohoku regions, it was announced Friday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the season ended in the ...

Officials of an Aomori Prefecture village, famous for its rice paddy art, are proud of this year’s work, saying that it is ...

The National Police Agency announced Thursday its plan to request overseas casino operators and services that lead to online ...

Some of the residents of the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture who had evacuated to Kagoshima City and other locations ...