Factory workers at Boeing voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way ...

Typhoon Yinxing, also referred to as Typhoon No. 22, is expected to move westward to the South China Sea. As of 9 a.m. on ...

Shohei Ohtani had arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday to repair a labrum tear in his left shoulder, following an injury the Los Angeles Dodgers star suffered during Game 2 of the World Series on Oct. 26.

The city government of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, has called for caution after a series of monkey sightings in four locations in the city, including on the grounds of Tokyo Disney Resort on Tuesday.

Remains of a 15-meter pit house were discovered in the Matsugasaki ruin, where a Jomon period settlement site had been unearthed, in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, the Korekawa Archaeological ...

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was suspended by the NBA on Tuesday for three games without pay for shoving a member of ...

Voters for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump who cast their ballots for Tuesday’s presidential election had vastly different motivations — reflecting a broader national divide on the problems the United ...

Election Day unfolded relatively smoothly as voters across the country faced only scattered disruptions and delays despite ...

Yomiuri Shimbun file photoWakayama prefectural police headquarters The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] WAKAYAMA – ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average tracked Wall Street higher on Wednesday as market participants awaited indications of the outcome of a knife-edge U.S. presidential election.

Today, at the age of 91, Boo Takagi has a big public presence as a comedian and also as a leading ukulele player. But there ...

An advisory panel to UNESCO has sought to register traditional Japanese sake brewing techniques using koji mold as intangible ...