Protesters in Paris have called for an end to violence against women ahead of a UN-designated day for that cause. The ...

A group of Japanese researchers have developed a set of simple questions to detect Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive ...

New data shows the average monthly pension for Japanese women is about 300 dollars less than it is for men. Across all ...

At a temple once believed to have been home to a dragon, we meet 20 playful cats. They show off their favorite spots and play ...

Some emerging and developing countries have voiced their criticism about the amount of the COP29 finance goal proposed in its ...

NATO says its Secretary General Mark Rutte has met US President-elect Donald Trump and discussed a range of global security ...

Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, has observed the 130th anniversary of its founding. Its leader says he intends to continue to seek to ease tensions with China, which have grown as ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has stressed that he will spearhead efforts to hold a summit with North Korea, so as ...

A lacquer art museum in quake-hit Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has fully reopened for the first time since the powerful ...

The Canadian retail giant says it wants to stay on friendly terms with the Japanese convenience store ... despite a rival bid ...

Germany's economy has slowed as inflation and higher interest rates curb spending and investment. Hopes rest on coming ...

The United Nations climate conference in Azerbaijan was scheduled to end Friday, but draft proposal disagreements have put ...