Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist, has died. She was 91. Bruno Jacquelin, of the ...

Police in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, have arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of threatening a female acquaintance in her 40s. According to police, the man, who is a factory worker living in ...

Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar ’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much ...

Although U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign policy is often unpredictable, his economic-first approach toward Asia, applied both to China and Japan, seems almost certain to continue through 2026.

A zoo in western Tokyo was forced to close for much of Sunday after a wolf escaped from its enclosure, though the facility operator confirmed it had been recaptured inside the park later in the day.

We love uncovering hidden travel sites around Japan that take us away from the crowds and lead us to discovering a myriad of culturally rich places. Shimane Prefecture has proven to be a veritable ...

Trump says just one more year on the Ukraine peace talks. Also he reveals he really isn't smart enough to be taking care of US national security.

For over ten years now, I have sworn off Christmas and birthday cards: simply writing my name, plus a sentence or two, simply doesn’t justify the dollars spent purchasing and sending cards. As a ...

A 47-year-old farmer in Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture. The recent long and hotter summers have affected his apple crop, so he has he replaced some of his apple trees with peach trees. These peaches are ...

Russia attacked Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones on Saturday, ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would be a crucial meeting with U.S. President Donald ...

A Brazilian judge on Saturday issued house arrest orders for 10 people who have been convicted and sentenced for participating in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after he lost ...

Marco Schwarz has truly arrived back in Alpine skiing’s winners’ circle, less than six weeks before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Until last week, the Austrian all-rounder hadn’t won a World Cup ...