The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

Wilbur Ross, 87, who served as commerce secretary in the first administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun that Trump is strongly interested in trade ...

Victims of childhood sexual violence and lawyers supporting them are calling for the abolition of a time limit on civil lawsuits seeking compensation for harm done in the past.

Turkmenistan held the first national day event of the Osaka-Kansai Expo on Monday, the second day of the international fair.

Eight decades after the Johoku air raid, which caused an immense loss of life in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward and beyond on April 13-14, 1945, survivors recount their harrowing experiences. In the midst of ...

The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years.

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. began its second removal of nuclear fuel debris from the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in a trial operation on Tuesday.

Japan’s natural population change has marked its largest ever drop, according to estimates released by the government on Monday. The figure is calculated by subtracting the number of deaths from the ...

Elaborate floats dazzle visitors of the Takayama Spring Festival on Monday in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. The traditional two-day festival is recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. All ...

The Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet conducted a combat drill  off the coast of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, in the Peter the Great Gulf of the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry announced ...

Kitakami Sakura no Kai, a group engaged in the protection and maintenance of cherry blossoms in the city, confirmed that the sample tree of Someiyoshino on the premises of the Kitakami city government ...

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