Animals at a zoo in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, have been given heaters and baths as early winter temperatures decline.

Germany's three-party ruling coalition has collapsed after failing to agree on economic and fiscal policies, paving the way for a snap election by the end of March.

Japan's Princess Akiko has departed on a trip to Britain and France. She is the daughter of the late Prince Tomohito.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he had an "excellent call" with US President-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him on his "historic landslide victory." ...

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 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.

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

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