A "human washing machine" that cleans and dries the entire body and drew large crowds when showcased at the World Exposition ...

Doctor helicopters -- air ambulances that rush doctors straight to patients -- have been grounded one after another since the ...

Japan and the Mercosur South American customs union said Saturday that they will launch a strategic partnership framework to ...

The first European exhibition dedicated to the life and works of the late Japanese animator Isao Takahata, who cofounded the ...

A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving ...

The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond rose to 2.020 percent on Friday, closing at its highest level since ...

Yuma Kagiyama qualified for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics by going back-to-back as Japanese men's national figure skating ...

Bank of Japan chief Kazuo Ueda said Friday the central bank will decide on future interest rate hikes based on economic and ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. TOKYO - Japan and five Central Asian ...

With no clear sign of an end to the Bank of Japan's cycle of interest rate increases, economists are expecting more hikes ...

A cafe set up by Japanese actor Ken Watanabe dedicated to the reconstruction efforts of an area hit by the massive earthquake ...

Taipei police on Saturday continued investigating a knife rampage the previous day that left three people dead, with ...