The Republican nominee for US president, Donald Trump, is getting ready to make a historic return to the White House. He ...

US Vice President Kamala Harris, who was defeated by Donald Trump in Tuesday's presidential election, has delivered her ...

Japan's transport ministry is stepping up monitoring of the logistics industry to protect drivers from truck companies or freight firms that may breach rules.

Stock trading in Tokyo was mixed on Thursday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose at the start as investors took their cues from a surge in US stocks overnight that followed projections of a Trump ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has congratulated Donald Trump over the phone on his victory in the US presidential election.

A Japanese government survey shows that about 330,000 babies were born in the country from January to June. This indicates that the annual total may fall below 700,000 for the first time since ...

An exhibition featuring a traditional bridal item from the Hokuriku region is being held in Tokyo to support the quake-hit Noto area in central Japan.

A survey by NHK has revealed that nearly 60 percent of municipalities in Japan do not have any facilities for delivering babies amid declining births and a doctor shortage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed concern that fighting between Ukrainian forces and North Korean troops ...

Many leading Japanese trading houses have posted lower net profit for the first half of the fiscal year. Declines in resource ...

US trading partners in the region may face higher tariffs from the next administration. An expert says a Trump win could slow ...

ABC Television projects that the Republicans are set to regain control of the US Senate. Congressional elections were held on ...