A study by Kagawa University in western Japan found that the best way to stop shoplifting is for store staff to greet ...

Confusion and anger are spreading among students and their parents after university entrance exam prep school SS Gijuku ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he feels "so badly" about the conviction of pro-democracy Hong ...

A heated exchange broke out in front of a mosque in this southwest Japan city in September after members of a conservative ...

China said Monday it has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense ...

U.S. firm iRobot Corp., known for its Roomba robot vacuum that has sold 50 million units, said Sunday that it has filed for ...

Dozens of Japanese companies are capitalizing on a combination of satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to help them ...

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- U.S. film director Rob Reiner, known for his numerous iconic movies such as "Stand by Me," was found dead ...

An advisory regarding the increased risk of another strong earthquake was lifted at midnight Monday, following a magnitude ...

The death toll in a terrorist attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach over the weekend rose to 15, while more than 40 others were ...

A Hong Kong court found Monday pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai guilty of colluding with foreign forces under a ...

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