Police in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, have arrested an 82-year-old man on suspicion of of attempted murder and arson after he set allegedly fire to his house to kill his wife and son. Police said ...

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a woman is someone born biologically female, excluding transgender people from the legal definition in a long-running dispute between a feminist group and the ...

A federal panel of experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new combination shot as another option to protect teens against meningitis. The Advisory Committee ...

A federal judge says some nonprofits awarded billions for a so-called green bank to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects cannot have their contracts scrapped and must have access to some ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs rattled the economy and ...

Despite offering some of Japan’s most beautiful scenery, Shirakawa-ko isn’t all that famous. “Wait a second,” you might be saying, “isn’t that village in Gifu Prefecture with the thatched roofs one of ...

Noboru Hirosue, a part-time researcher at the Kyoto-based Ryukoku University Criminology Research Center. He says organized crime groups are increasingly adopting techniques honed by a new breed of ...

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court and warned he could seek officials' prosecution for violating his orders ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Malaysia's leader Wednesday that China will be a collaborative partner and stand with its Southeast Asian neighbors in the wake of global economic shocks. “In the face ...

When Donald Trump pulled back on his plan to impose tariffs on trading partners across the world, there was one key exception: China. While the rest of the world would be given a 90-day reprieve on ...

Maryland Sen Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration ...

March, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid increases in tariffs on Chinese exports, the government said Wednesday. Analysts are forecasting that the world’s second ...