The annual New Year’s Fire Review, called dezomeshiki, will take place at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan 5 from 10 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. This elaborate event is a spectacular demonstration of fire and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

EU member Bulgaria marked its entry into the euro zone on Thursday with ‌a display of euro coins on the facade of the central bank in Sofia and fireworks to celebrate a long-awaited milestone. As ⁠of ...

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 ...

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 ...