The approval rate for the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stood at 64.4 percent, a Kyodo News survey showed ...

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The power of artificial intelligence is being put to use in Japan for diverse purposes, from helping children at risk of ...

Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has assumed office as Japan's 104th prime minister, ...

The letter, spread over several sheets, was calm and matter-of-fact. She inquired about her son's well-being and offered ...

Japan's new education minister Yohei Matsumoto was one backer of a 2007 movie that cast doubt on the factuality of the ...

Results of the Oct. 21 prime ministerial selection vote in the House of Councillors have revealed that Democratic Party for ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold because he ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's administration announced on Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's ...

PARIS (AP) -- The Louvre's director on Wednesday acknowledged a "terrible failure" at the Paris tourist attraction after a ...

Japan on Wednesday vowed continued support for Ukraine to address the impact of land mines, including training demining ...

Japan's Daiki Hashimoto seized his third straight men's individual all-around title at the artistic gymnastics world ...