Some Japanese Olympians were raised in the country’s snowiest landscapes, while others grew up far from dependable winter conditions.

Tomoko Yoshino, Rengo’s first female leader, said that the proportion of women in management positions is low in Japan.

The weekend’s coordinated ​attacks by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army brought Pakistan's largest province to a near ‍standstill.

Though he still values his independence, this 5-year-old dog has learned to give and receive affection over the past year.

Groups say their task has been complicated by the internet shutdown, manipulated content and threats against sources inside ...

The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival, which runs until next Wednesday, is expected to attract over 2 million visitors, with free admission.

Tadatoshi Akiba was selected for his efforts to promote peace, including nuclear disarmament. Hiroshima was devastated by a U.S. atomic bomb in August 1945.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met with Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel and his wife, Sabita Paudel, at the Imperial ...

China has denounced a ruling by Panama’s top court to void CK Hutchison’s contract to operate two ports as “extremely absurd.” ...

German technology firm DeepL, known for its artificial intelligence-powered translation software, plans to release a Japanese ...

Sakie Yokota has not seen her daughter, Megumi, since her 1977 abduction at the age of 13 in the city of Niigata on her way ...

Opposition party heavyweights Yukio Edano, Jun Azumi and Ichiro Ozawa — veterans who once served as party leaders and took on ...