Emperor Emeritus Akihito turned 91 on Monday, spending most of his daily life peacefully while caring for his wife, Empress ...

Hawaiian-born former ozeki Konishiki, the first wrestler from abroad to reach sumo's second-highest rank, revealed Monday ...

Honda and Nissan were poised Monday to announce the start of talks on a merger to help the Japanese giants catch up with ...

A U.S. health insurance company CEO's murder has sparked a torrent of online misinformation and calls for violence against ...

German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to "stop the transgender lunacy" on day one of his presidency, as ...

Golf superstar Tiger Woods was thrilled by son Charlie's first hole-in-one, but Team Langer got the better of the Woods duo ...

A bridge connecting two states in Brazil's northern and northeastern regions collapsed on Sunday as vehicles were crossing, ...

Police in Osaka on Monday arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill a 70-year-old woman who runs a hotel in Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture. According to police, Chizuru Shuto was ...

Reiwa 7 by the Japanese calendar, marks a prologue to a new century, the second since the dawn of the Showa era (1926-89).

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, ...

U.S. auto safety regulators have backed away from seeking a giant recall of nearly 50 million air bag inflators and will ...