The production of hand-made rice straw ropes called "shimenawa" is in full swing in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, in ...

The Bank of Japan's decision to keep its key rate unchanged triggered a flurry of activity on the foreign exchange market.

Members of the United Nations Security Council have criticized Russia and North Korea for their military cooperation, ...

US public health authorities say they have confirmed the first severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States.

The Philippines' Lower House of Congress has recommended filing charges of crimes against humanity against former President ...

The Bank of Japan has decided to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged, after wrapping up its two-day policy-setting ...

Investigative sources say police have arrested a man in connection with the stabbing of two teenagers at a fast-food ...

A school in Russia's Far East has set up a club for teaching Juche, the state ideology of North Korea, in an apparent sign of ...

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, has stressed his country is not bound by ...

France's highest court has upheld former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for corruption and other crimes.

The Japanese steelmaker agreed on the takeover deal with US Steel in December of last year. CFIUS has until December 23 to ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stressed that Israeli troops will remain stationed on a strategic mountaintop ...