Japan's space agency has formally decided to review its development plan for the Epsilon S small rocket, which is expected to ...

An annual survey by a private institute in Japan shows that a majority of fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school students ...

The Tokyo High Court is expected to present its decision next month on whether to order a religious group widely known as the ...

Top officials in Myanmar have hosted a delegation from Russia for talks aimed at cultivating closer ties. The visit follows a ...

Former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are set to testify before Congress about ...

North Korea appears to be preparing for a large-scale parade in the run-up to the first congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in five years.

Worshippers at a Buddhist temple in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, western Japan, followed ascetic monks in ...

One of the athletes' villages built for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics has been shown to the media, ahead of the opening ...

The main index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange retreated on Wednesday from its all-time high the day before. Many investors sold off semiconductor-related shares on the view that global software demand ...

The Earth has suffered five mass extinctions. Human activities are now accelerating climate change and the threat of the ...

Around 120 babies took part in a crying competition held at a temple in western Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture. Held every year ...

A field about the size of a baseball stadium is covered in bright yellow rapeseed flowers. The vibrant color and gentle ...