Colorful azaleas have reached their peak at Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. Domestic and international visitors alike ...

A model of the hydrogen production equipment recently completed at Toyota Motor Corp.’s Honsha Plant in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, is displayed in Tokyo in mid-March. The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:50 JST, ...

Rookie Munetaka Murakami and Miguel Vargas hit two of Chicago’s four home runs off Jeffrey Springs, and rookie Noah Schultz allowed one hit over five innings for his first major league win as the ...

North Korea said Monday it test-launched ballistic missiles with cluster bomb warheads in the second such test this month, likely underscoring its push to expand its capabilities to penetrate U.S. and ...

The export value of seafood and processed seafood products from Kagoshima Prefecture in 2025 was the highest since 1979, the earliest year with comparable data, the Kagoshima Branch Customs has stated ...

Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, ...

Nathalie Baye, a French actor who was a fan’s favorite for her her down-to-earth charm and great versatility, has died. She ...

A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, during an early morning attack on his family Sunday that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighborhood left ...

The United States attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, and Iran’s joint military command vowed to ...

HIKONE, Shiga — Hikonyan, the mascot character of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, that has become a popular icon of the so-called ...

A spherical robot that bears a striking resemblance to Haro, a character from the popular anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, is set to go to work on the International Space Station.

If lapel pins for prefectural assembly members continue to be made from gold, production costs may surge to around ¥100,000 per pin. Some assembly members are questioning whether the pins are ...