The certified hunting instructors will accompany young hunters and give hands-on training on how to find animals, shoot them and set traps, officials said.

Sister Andre said she didn't realize she had caught the coronavirus, which infected 81 residents of her retirement home in the southeast city of Toulon, killing 10.

China and Taiwan, which had opposed stricter restrictions, may agree to quota cuts after experiencing poor hauls last year.

After more than 17,000 years of silence and decades forgotten in a French museum, a shell fashioned into a horn by our prehistoric ancestors has been played again as a result of new research published Wednesday. Scientists believe the ancient conch, from a species of ...

Facebook has a history of breaking into new technologies and chasing different mediums that have attracted users, especially if those audiences are young.

Thursday's figure means that the capital has gone 14 straight days with fewer than 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases.

Hari Nada, a senior vice president at the Yokohama-based company, was answering questions posed by the attorney representing Greg Kelly.

Budget SIM providers face an uphill battle in differentiating themselves from the likes of NTT Docomo and SoftBank based on price and innovative services.

Mori's apparent decision comes after government and ruling party officials expressed harsh views Wednesday regarding his prospects following the derogatory remarks.

With the U.S. announcing plans to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar, Japan remains cautious about invoking punitive measures against the Southeast Asian country.

The findings said that if the pandemic worsens, a hand-washing standard of 16 times per day should be advised.

Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures have suffered negative economic growth in 2020, reflecting a decrease in public investment and the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Costing over ¥100 billion ($953 million), Daiwa House's 330,000-square-meter facility in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, is slated for completion in 2030.

The target for the plan, set in 2019, will not be mentioned in a soon-to-be adopted policy as a number of companies have fallen behind in their preparations.

Many are concerned about Chinese region's human rights and emissions, but cutting the area out of the supply chain for solar panels won't be so easy.

The global star continues to operate a cafe that serves as a meeting place for people in Kesennuma, in Miyagi Prefecture, which was badly affected by the tsunami.

The Trump administration deliberately harnessed racism and class animosity to push policies that caused hundreds of thousands of American deaths, according to The Lancet.

Strict quarantine measures for anyone traveling outside China make home visits incompatible with work demands, while the well-being of family in Japan remains a concern.

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday, his first direct contact with the leader of the world’s second-largest economy since winning the November presidential election and taking office last month.

The time in prison has done little to quench Ruslan Krasnikov's thirst for change at the helm of Russian government — and to fight for it through street protests. "The protests will continue. People have suffered injustice," he said Wednesday outside a detention center where ...

The developments show that the forced sale of TikTok — a drama that unfolded through Trump’s final year in office — is far down Biden’s list of priorities.

Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, four people involved in the discussions said. The early stage ...

China's state-led approach to climate change is less tolerant of public debate over how it's going to reach its emissions targets.

Derek Mitchell, a former U.S. ambassador to Mynamar, said it was vital to get nations such as Japan, India and Singapore involved in a strong response.

The firm's executives in the U.S. said as recently as last year they hadn’t seen enough demand to justify a broader lineup of battery-powered vehicles.

U.S. President Joe Biden promised he would never politicize the military as he made his first visit to the Pentagon as commander-in-chief on Wednesday, seeking to draw a contrast with the Trump-era in a far-reaching speech that emphasized diversity in the armed forces. Biden, whose ...

Under the preliminary agreement, Japan will shoulder roughly ¥200 billion in fiscal 2021 for host nation support, around the same level as last year.

The aim was to remind senators — and watching Americans — just how bad Jan. 6 got when a mob stormed Congress.

More than half of the 12.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses planned for delivery this year are spoken for, mostly by developed nations.

In the words of a recent study by the Brookings Institution, “the Biden team is on track to assemble the most diverse set of Senate-confirmed appointees in American history.”

While Japan is known for its practical cars that economize on fuel and space, one group of enthusiasts is looking to a different era for driving pleasure.

The nation has gained an additional men's all-around gymnastics berth for the Tokyo Games following the cancellation of an Olympic qualifying series.

Human judges were replaced by technology for this year's tournament — a move that has been largely welcomed by players.

The NBA on Wednesday ordered its teams to play the U.S. national anthem before games while Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban downplayed his instructions that kept it from being played at home games so far this season. The anthem, which has supporters and deriders in ...

Reigning champion Sofia Kenin crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round on Thursday, slumping to a 6-3, 6-2 defeat at the hands of world number 65 Kaia Kanepi on Margaret Court Arena. The 22-year-old, who followed her Grand Slam breakthrough at Melbourne ...

Naomi Osaka dreamed that she would lose her second round match at the Australian Open, but the reality was a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 victory over Caroline Garcia on Wednesday. Garcia was unable to muster up a single break point over the contest as the Japanese ...