The fatal explosion that severely damaged a shopping mall soon after Tuesday’s powerful earthquake likely was the result of gas that leaked from broken pipes, filled a particular space at the mall and ...

The Kyushu Shinkansen resumed operations on Friday between Chikugo-Funagoya Station in Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto City, restoring service to the Hakata–Kumamoto ...

In about 5 billion years, our sun will begin its death throes by expanding in size and engulfing the innermost planets — possibly including Earth — before expelling its outer layers and forming a ...

Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying in the attempt.

Authorities were working Thursday to find the source of cyberattacks that targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota and came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been focused on such systems.

Shohei Ohtani wasn’t in the lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night because of lingering soreness in his left knee that is keeping him off the mound.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remained to wind down ...

The powerful Typhoon Dolphin, also known as Typhoon 13, was moving west-northwest at 20 kph as of 9 a.m. Friday. It was forecast to reach seas near Minami-Torishima Island by Sunday and the Ogasawara ...

Russia used a North Korean missile for a strike on a village that killed five members of the same family, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, in what would be the first time such ...

An editorial carried by North Korean state media KCNA on Friday criticised the expansion of the U.S. Forces Japan command, warning that a clash on the Korean Peninsula is now a matter of timing rather ...

Sebastian Weigle and the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra (YNSO) offered classical music fans an ambitious and fulfilling program containing two Japanese premieres at Suntory Hall in Akasaka, Tokyo, ...

Akiko Wada, whose singing career has spanned 58 years, is one of Japan’s most famous singers. While releasing new songs and serving as a radio personality for many years, she still takes on various ...