The Pentagon successfully tested a booster rocket motor on Thursday designed to power a launch vehicle carrying a hypersonic weapon aloft, the U.S. Navy said.

Researchers have doubled down on efforts to create patches that deliver life-saving drugs painlessly to the skin, a development that could revolutionize medicine.

Pfizer has been first across the finish line in nearly every leg of the COVID-19 vaccine race, but Moderna executives say their company’s mRNA technology gives it an advantage.

Beijing's clampdown has sent parents scrambling to find alternative classes that give their children an advantage in the nation’s intensely competitive education and labor market.

The toll of the nation's tough measures on its people and economy has been so severe — with little payoff in terms of eliminating the pathogen — that some are speaking out.

The Japanese firm's latest result follows the ¥25 billion loss it made in the previous fiscal year.

Kei Komuro, the husband of former princess Mako, failed the New York bar exam, a source close to the matter said Saturday. Komuro, who is planning to start a new life with the niece of Emperor Naruhito in New York as early as next month, ...

In Tokyo, Tai is expected to hold talks with the trade and foreign ministers and is then scheduled to visit Seoul and New Delhi.

Taxi companies are allowed to provide the service on a reservation basis only. Currently, taxi drivers are banned from picking up passengers not traveling together.

Masako Akagi, the widow of a former ministry official, is seeking the disclosure of documents detailing the high-profile records-tampering scandal involving school operator Moritomo Gakuen.

The term "oyagacha" is widely used for the idea that "you can't choose your parents." When you're born into a political dynasty, however, that's not such a bad thing.

On the eve of the Group of 20 summit meeting in Rome, the U.S. president admitted his administration had been "clumsy” in handling a new defense pact with Australia and the U.K.

Now that Princess Mako has married Kei Komuro, will the media begin to reflect on its coverage of their time in the spotlight? For Princess Kako's sake, let's hope so.

U.S. intelligence agencies said on Friday they may never be able to identify the origins of COVID-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the coronavirus came from animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab. The Office of the ...

The emergency authorization brings the U.S. a step closer to shots being administered at schools, pediatricians’ offices and pharmacies around the country.

Middle-class investors would likely end up paying a larger share than the rich, undercutting the goal of redistributing wealth.

Just days before the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, this year's Group of 20 begins with unresolved problems, and a few telling absences.

What do you get when you combine toasted chestnuts with subtly sweet new-harvest rice? A classic, craveable (and vegan!) fall dish.

The third collaborative restaurant between Massimo Bottura and Gucci has finally opened in Ginza, blending fashion with Italian-Japanese fine dining.

Composer Hans Zimmer worked with a far-flung “band” of collaborators who sung, scraped metal, invented instruments and more for the epic sci-fi film's score.

For his first foray into opera, dramatist Toshiki Okada is modernizing a Japanese classic, centering it on "the damaging influence of capitalism" instead of a tragic love story.

Goals from Naoki Maeda and Sho Inagaki combined with a strong defensive performance carried the day for Massimo Ficcadenti's men at Saitama Stadium.

Despite the growing international status and interest among prospective professional players, government support for the esports industry has been lackluster.

Real Union de Tenerife re-signed the Japanese midfielder for the 2021-2022 season knowing she was pregnant, saying it reflects the team's culture of equality and support for women.

Kansas City's defensive shortcomings have led to Mahomes pressing sometimes to make plays.