Japanese health authorities say the influenza season has begun in Tokyo and six surrounding prefectures. The National ...

Japan's heat shock accidents rise in winter months. One expert warns of the potentially deadly risks of sudden temperature ...

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European Leaders have announced their plans to ramp up support for Ukraine ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump taking ...

Donald Trump not only swept the battlegrounds in his election win, he also made gains in some surprising places. NHK World's ...

The US government has announced that three Americans have been released from detention in China. A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said on Wednesday that the three ...

Police in Japan have arrested a man on suspicion of killing a schoolgirl 17 years ago in the western prefecture of Hyogo.

Reuters news agency says China is likely to launch military drills in the coming days near Taiwan, using President Lai ...

Leaders of the Nordic and Baltic countries as well as Poland will begin their two-day summit in Sweden on Wednesday. They are ...

Australia has moved a step closer to introducing a law banning children under 16 from social media. The House of ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned of retaliatory tariffs on US goods after President-elect Donald Trump said he ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is hailing the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. He says ...