The House of Councilors has sent the bill back to the Lower House to approve the revisions by the end of Monday.

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A third party panel's probe on a series of scandals involving the broadcaster and the TV star acknowledged the nature of his ...

The officials are to arrange for the planned dispatch of an emergency relief team to the Southeast Asian nation hit by a ...

The price increases in April reflect rising wages and logistics costs being increasingly passed on to consumers, research ...

Outfielder Trey Cabbage, catcher Takuya Kai and pitchers Tatsuya Ishikawa and Raidel Martinez all made their presence felt ...

Ukrainians and their friends still cling to hope for victory — some are idealistic, others just fueled by anger.

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In his first official trip to Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to have been looking to tamp down on ...

While AI could serve as a good adviser to humans — providing useful and reliable information — autonomous AI 'agents' could ...

A tsunami of over 20 meters would likely be observed in a total of 23 municipalities in Tokyo and seven other prefectures.

The Karen National Union said that the junta 'continues to carry out airstrikes targeting civilian areas, even as the ...