A man serving a life sentence for killing a girl in 2004 was handed a fresh arrest warrant Nov. 27 on suspicion of fatally ...

TOKYO -- The ringleaders in a series of recent burglaries mainly in the greater Japanese capital area used phone numbers with ...

The heart of parliamentary democracy lies in open debate, respect for diverse opinions, and a genuine effort to build ...

CHIBA -- Two men and an underage boy have been arrested for allegedly attempting to break into a residence in the Chiba ...

Fire trucks and ambulances rushed to the scene of a fire in this city's Susukino entertainment district on Nov. 26 after ...

The final of the Japan Football Championship, known as the Emperor's Cup, was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on ...

The Sendai High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling rejecting local residents' call to halt a nuclear reactor in ...

The chief of the Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office apologized to a former death row inmate at his home here on Nov.

Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday as the yen's stronger tone and lingering concerns over tariff hikes by U.S. President-elect ...

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has been put under investigation as part of a broader probe into a corruption-related ...

A Japanese parent bereaved by the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash called on Tuesday for support for families of ai ...

Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, which affect the respiratory tract, have hit a weekly record high in Japan, the National ...