Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, mirroring moves in U.S. stock futures, oil and other stock markets on news that ...

Shotaro Yachi, former secretary general of the National Security Secretariat, said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun ...

The notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board Thursday is sparking interest on social media about how that could happen and if such a thing has ...

By Shigeru Kitamura / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Lee Jae-myung, head of the left-leaning main opposition Democratic Party, has won the presidential election in South ...

Israel said early on Friday it had struck Iranian nuclear targets to block Tehran from developing atomic weapons, and Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the country’s main ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to at least 78 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts in the first hours after the ...

The deep cracking sound bursting from within the ice signals the dramatic fall about to happen. Seconds later, a block of ice some 70 meters tall — the size of a 20-story building — collapses from the ...

Capcom Co., a game developer based in Osaka, has enjoyed success with its popular video game franchises, such as “Monster Hunter” and “Street Fighter.” With a history of more than 40 years, the firm ...

Israel’s strikes on Iran are aimed at hurting its nuclear infrastructure, its ballistic missile factories and many of its military capabilities, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Heavy rains in San Antonio rapidly flooded roads, swept away submerged cars and sent some people scrambling up trees to escape fast-rising waters Thursday while firefighters made dozens of rescues ...

Choriki Sentai Ohranger,” a Super Sentai series tokusatsu sci-fi action TV show, this year celebrated the 30th anniversary of its 1995 broadcast debut. An event commemorating the anniversary will take ...

An Air India plane bound for London crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 people on board, the airline said. One passenger who was thrown from the ...