The number of unclaimed bodies which were cremated by local governments in Japan in fiscal 2023 was about 42,000, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. This ...

The United States will ensure "robust, ready and credible deterrence" across the Taiwan Strait, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday, calling China "aggressive and coercive". Hegseth also ...

Police in Shizuoka City have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of fatally stabbing his 72-year-old mother. According to police, Eiki Ozawa is accused of stabbing his mother, Hizuru Kiyoshi, in ...

China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft of new tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The agreement came at a meeting of top trade officials ...

Residents scrambled desperately through collapsed buildings Sunday searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, two days after a massive earthquake killed more than ...

Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on ...

Are you angry about politics right now? Seething? You’re not alone. According to the Mood of the Nation Poll by researchers at Penn State, 9 in 10 Americans can name a recent news event or something ...

Roki Sasaki's home debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers ended in the second inning Saturday night after the touted right-hander again struggled with his control. Sasaki issued four walks while throwing ...

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised Sunday to outlaw supermarket price gouging with the threat of heavy fines, ahead of a tightly fought May 3 general election. The supermarket ...

Madison Chock and Evan Bates became the first ice dancers to win three consecutive world championships in nearly three decades on Saturday night, and the Americans were holding onto first place with ...

Ilia Malinin walked toward the ice for his free skate at the world championships with the swagger of a conquering hero. Then he backed up the bravado. The 20-year-old from Fairfax, Virginia, laid down ...

The Matsuyama District Public Prosecutors Office in Ehime Prefecture has sent a 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a 16-year-old male classmate at St Catherine Gakuen High ...