There’s nothing like a good online debate with strangers to fuel some fires, especially when it comes to personal passions. The most recent debate that’s ruffling some feathers in Japan relates to ...

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual ...

A senior Russian military chief handed to a U.S. military attache on Thursday what he said was part ‌of a Ukrainian drone containing data he said proved that the Ukrainian military this week had ...

President Donald Trump signed a New Year's Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks. Trump's order ...

Right-hander Tatsuya Imai and the Houston Astros have agreed to a $54 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to ...

Around 40 people were killed and 115 injured when a fire ripped through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, officials said on Thursday. Police ...

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he ...

Harumichi Yuasa, a professor at Meiji University who has expertise in the relationship between social media and politics. A growing number of lawmakers and political parties are earning income from ...

Soaring global demand for semiconductors fueled by a boom in artificial intelligence sent South Korea's exports to their highest-ever level in 2025, official data showed Thursday. Total exports last ...

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of targeting civilians over the New Year, with Moscow reporting a deadly strike on a hotel in territory it occupies in southern Ukraine while Kyiv said there had ...

Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the Diet building to match their improved representation. Although ...

Tokyo stocks are likely to maintain their upward momentum to test new record highs next year on optimism that the government's expansionary stimulus measures will boost corporate earnings. While ...