Less than two weeks after the sole yokozuna retired from the sport, the Japan Sumo Association on Jan. 29 filled the void by ...

WELLINGTON--New Zealand is reconsidering all development funding to the aid-dependent island nation of Kiribati, following a ...

SEOUL--An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in ...

Shinji Aoba, the convicted mass murderer sentenced to death for setting a fire at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio that killed 36 ...

TAIPEI--Semiconductor business between Taiwan and the United States is a “win-win” model for both sides given the high level ...

China is aiming to beef up physical education in schools, making it core to the curriculum rather than a secondary subject, ...

SINGAPORE--China appears to be building a large laser-ignited fusion research center in the southwestern city of Mianyang, ...

Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa prepared to weather a barrage of U.S. complaints at his first summit with U.S. President Bill ...

The Sano city government will host the contest, a sandlot baseball game, featuring a team of 11 Satos against a rival team of ...

In a dramatic come-from-behind victory, ozeki Hoshoryu clinched his second championship on Jan. 26, virtually ensuring his ...

NAGANO--A 46-year-old unemployed man was arrested Jan. 26 in connection with a suspected random stabbing attack outside a ...

Anyone bent on bypassing the heavy traffic and taking in the famous “Kawazuzakura” (Kawazu cherry blossoms) now has a luxury ...