A giant vertical pipe at a sewer construction site in Osaka was pushed upward Wednesday, protruding more than 10 meters above the ground, police said. Osaka prefectural police said they received an ...

China's exports jumped nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, powered by a surge in shipments of computer chips, autos and electronics. The export figures released by ...

Tommy DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of classic rockers Boston for nearly 20 years based on a Myspace tribute to the band's original singer, has died. DeCarlo's children, Annie, Talia and Tommy ...

Virtual private networks (VPNs) were among Australia's most downloaded smartphone applications, usage data showed, while one of the world's largest pornography ‌distributors said it was blocking users ...

Police in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a 57-year-old man on suspicion of abandoning two bodies at a house. The bodies are believed to be those of the man’s father, who was in his 80s, ...

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 6% early Monday after oil prices soared to over $100 a barrel due to disruptions from the war in the Middle East. The Nikkei was down 6.2% at ...

Police in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 42-year-old woman on suspicion of murder after she jumped into the sea on Sunday, carrying her 10-month-old son. The baby died but she survived.

Airline pilots have faced escalating risks in recent years, from drone incursions to flight paths squeezed by conflict. Now U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran are making the skies even more perilous and ...

Senior Tokyo Metro officials gathered at a memorial site at Meguro in Tokyo on Sunday morning to offer prayers for the five people killed on March 8, 2000, when a train on the Hibiya subway line ...

The Unification Church on Monday filed a special appeal with Japan's top court against a high court ruling ordering its dissolution. A liquidator appointed by the Tokyo District Court has already ...

The Japanese government is moving to abolish with the need for most foreign tourists to meet face-to-face with immigration officers to enter the country as it seeks to streamline entry procedures amid ...

There’s a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become fluent. Many people also assume that it will become much harder to learn a ...