World leaders warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of ...

Japan has resumed exports of scallops to China, marking the first shipment since Beijing banned all imports of Japanese ...

Nigeria will impose fines of up to 12 million naira ($8,200) and jail terms of up to 10 years on traffickers of ivory, ...

Police arrested a man in Tokyo on suspicion of making a 12-year-old Thai girl work at his massage parlor, it was announced on ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average sank on Friday, sending the index to its biggest weekly drop since early April, as heavyweight ...

The government intends to work on revitalizing local bookstores, which play a vital role in preserving culture, Prime ...

Fourth-dan Go player Sumire Nakamura, 16, won her first title in an official tournament in South Korea on Thursday. She beat ...

Leading courier companies are taking extra steps and even delaying deliveries to protect drivers amid the ongoing spate of ...

The decision to allow rifle-carrying riot police officers to cull wild bears in Akita and Iwate prefectures has been welcomed ...

The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said ...

Tokyo Skytree is illuminated in a Christmas color palette, as seen on Thursday night in Sumida Ward, Tokyo. The lights went on when seven-member idol group Candy Tune pressed a button. The ...

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on Friday. It ...