NATO allies agreed Wednesday to more than double their respective defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product by ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says that it has agreed to a cease-fire with Iran, potentially pausing ...

Yuko Arimori, who won two Olympic marathon medals in the 1990s, was selected Wednesday as president of the Japan Association ...

A British Army veteran who lost both legs and his left hand in Afghanistan made history morning by becoming the first triple ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya stresses the importance of a cease-fire in the Israel-Iran conflict and the ...

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan's small opposition Democratic Party for the People, apologizes for remarks that were ...

China said Tuesday it will hold a military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit Akuseki Island in the Tokara island chain in southwestern Japan on ...

Kyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing in the World Services ...

The average price of rice in Japan fell below 4,000 yen ($27) per 5 kilograms for the first time in around three and a half ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says that his goal for next month's national election is for the ruling coalition to retain its ...

The 2026 Tokyo Marathon will be held on March 1 with the participant cap set at 39,000, up 1,000 from the 2025 edition, its ...