Weather officials in Japan say severe tropical storm Krosa may approach the Izu island chain from Friday and the Kanto region ...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to raise tariffs on imports from Brazil to 50 percent.

A Buddhist temple in central Japan offered children on summer vacation the chance to practice Zen meditation and recite ...

Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to the list of platforms covered by its ban on social media use by children ...

Some of Japan's tsunami advisories have been lifted. However, they are still in effect in coastal areas from Hokkaido to ...

The US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it has chosen to keep interest rates steady for the fifth straight time.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap India with a 25 percent tariff rate, plus a "penalty" for buying Russian oil ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country will recognize the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September if the Palestinian Authority commits to democratic ...

Sweltering heat blanketed much of Japan again on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to hit a life-threatening 40 degrees Celsius in parts of Kyushu, southwestern Japan.

A tsunami warning of up to 3 meters has been issued along Japan's Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Wakayama. Officials are ...

Wednesday marks 30 years since three part-time workers were shot to death at a supermarket in suburban Tokyo. The case ...

A reactor of the Tomari nuclear power plant in northern Japan has passed regulatory screening, which is a prerequisite for ...