Labor economics professor Kaoru Kanai at Saitama University. Legislation aimed at expanding the use of pre-marriage family ...

An expert panel of Japan's National Police Agency has proposed introducing penalties for those who transmit fraudulently ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Saturday urged demonstrators protesting the fatal shooting of a motorist by a U.S. immigration agent to stay peaceful, saying that any unlawful actions would play into ...

One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction. The ...

The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the ...

The number of operational ski resorts in Japan in 2025 fell to a record low, 40 percent down from the peak in 1999, due to a lack of snow caused by climate change and despite growing demand from ...

Poland reached the United Cup final after Katarzyna Kawa and Jan Zielinski beat Coco Gauff and Christian Harrison 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) in a mixed doubles decider. Poland will face Switzerland in Sunday’s ...

A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million. The private deal for “Action ...

By any measure, 2025 was not a good year for world peace. Worse, it was just the latest of a decade-long decline of peace and upsurge of war. As author of a book on world peace and how we can achieve ...

The Goodsmile Racing Super GT with Hatsune Miku on it is seen at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba.

Iran's authorities indicated on Saturday they could intensify their crackdown on the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years, with the Revolutionary Guards blaming unrest on terrorists and ...

Lindsey Vonn showed again Saturday she is the standout downhill racer in this Olympic season. Vonn won her second World Cup downhill in four races this season, raising expectations in this remarkable ...