A 4-year-old boy was found safe in a forest in Shizuoka Prefecture on Monday, 45 hours after going missing. Police initially announced that Renki Fukumi had scratches on his face but seemed to have sustained no major injuries, but the hospital where he was subsequently ...

A key Japanese member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on Monday congratulated the survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Geneva-based organization. "It is an award for everyone who has ...

Farm equipment manufacturer Yanmar Co. and precision equipment maker Konica Minolta Inc. are pushing the automation of Japan's agriculture amid an aging and decreasing farming population. The two companies this month launched a joint venture to conduct a pilot project in which they will use ...

Police have launched an investigation into vandalism following the discovery of graffiti at Zenkoji Temple in the city of Nagano. Part of the temple is designated as a national treasure. Officials at the temple contacted police Sunday, and they later found at least 30 marks, ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday he is planning to visit Japan by year-end to discuss with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a range of issues including North Korea's nuclear program. "Japan is a very important partner of the U.N. I am looking forward to that ...

A survey finds nearly 40 percent of ruling Liberal Democratic Party candidates planning to run in the Oct. 22 general election support U.S. military action against North Korea if nuclear and missile issues cannot be resolved through diplomacy.

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to declaring independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue. A crowd estimated by local police to number 350,000 waved Spanish and ...

At least two people have died after a boat carrying refugees fleeing Myanmar capsized on its way to Bangladesh on Sunday, local authorities told Reuters. The boat sank near Shah Porir Dwip, on the southern tip of Bangladesh, said Lt. Col. Ariful Islam, the local ...

Lawmakers from Emmanuel Macron's party will propose an amendment to France's 2018 budget to tax luxury yachts, supercars and precious metals, a senior party official said, after opponents attacked the president's move to scrap France's wealth tax. Macron last week made good on a campaign ...

Shohei Otani was quiet on and off the field in what was expected to be his last game in Japan on Monday before being posted to the major leagues this winter. Otani and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, who beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ...

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters slugger Sho Nakata suggested Monday that he would test the free agent market this offseason. "I haven't figured it all out yet, but I hope I can talk to a number of people," Nakata said after the Fighters closed out their ...

Yuichi Sugita climbed to a personal-best 36th in the world rankings released Monday, while Kei Nishikori, who is out for the season with a right-wrist injury, remained in 14th. Sugita, 29, reached the Japan Open quarterfinals last week to improve his ranking. Nishikori, who has been ...

Mai Murakami became the first Japanese woman to win the floor exercise at the artistic gymnastics world championships on Sunday, while compatriot Kenzo Shirai captured his second title of the meet in the men's vault. Murakami became Japan's first female world champion in 63 years ...