KUMAMOTO -- A total of 13 incumbent and former Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly members have been referred to prosecutors for allegedly betting on games of golf they played, the Mainichi Shimbun has ...

An Oizumi Municipal Government employee holds a flyer warning of illegal "dark gigs" at the town hall in Gunma Prefecture on ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election has raised the prospect of a tariff-fueled global ...

Fourteen gorgeous floats recently paraded through the streets to lively calls and music during Karatsu Kunchi, the autumn ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kamala Harris said Wednesday that "we must accept the results of this election" as she encouraged ...

Two Brazilian soccer players belonging to this west Japan city's team in the second division of Japan Women's Football League reveal ...

The leader of Japan's main opposition party on Thursday emphasized the importance of maintaining stability in Asia by establishing a ...

A police officer accused of defaming a university professor who provided political commentary on TV, likening her to a ...

The red lights of a police car are seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) SAITAMA -- Police in Japan's Saitama Prefecture have ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback ...

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Thursday it successfully retrieved a small amount of melted ...

Striker Anderson Lopes hit a brace as Yokohama F Marinos thumped 10-man Buriram United of Thailand 5-0 at home in the Asian ...