Many believe success for the prime minister means either retaining or adding to the 57 seats secured by his coalition in order to quell dissent and push his policies unchallenged.

The quake, which occurred at around 9:44 p.m., registered a weak 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the town of Misato.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. leader Joe Biden, however, will hold their first trilateral summit since September 2017.

The Tokyo area was expected to suffer a shortage Monday afternoon as temperatures in the Kanto region were likely to remain high.

The International Criminal Court based in the Dutch city of The Hague is investigating alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

As states move to restrict abortions after the Supreme Court's landmark reversal, worries grow that social media posts or information on apps could be used by authorities to build cases.

The seven-day average of new daily cases in the capital rose 25.9% to 2,018.

This political shift from focusing on the pandemic comes as the COVID-19 situation appears to be under control.

In Japan, one of the world’s top LNG importers, the government is trying to curb consumption and is considering unprecedented moves to procure more fuel.

Cautious about a full exit, many companies only suspended operations in the hope of resuming business sometime in the future.

The burden of proof for conviction in a criminal prosecution is considerably higher than the bar for condemning someone in a congressional hearing.

Marelli had tried to turn itself around under an out-of-court settlement procedure called alternative dispute resolution, but the attempt ended in failure.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko also asked for "serious weaponry," including help to make Belarus' military aircraft nuclear-capable.

More than 3,200 confirmed cases and one death have now been reported to the WHO from more than 50 countries this year.

The increasingly unrestrained court has become ever more willing to take up and decisively rule on contentious issues.

As war and inflation make food more expensive and harder to get, U.S. lawmakers must accept that it isn't a passing problem but an enduring reality for the country.

Dobbs will go down as one of the worst decisions in the court’s history after reversing rights on which the whole country has relied for half a century.

Dangerously high inflation has left Americans deeply dissatisfied with the economy and likely to punish the Democrats in this year’s midterm elections.

Nick Smith needed a solution to help assemble his skateboard in an easier way. So, he created his own tool to do so and is now selling it to stores up and down Japan.

Chef Takashi Imai made his name with grilled chicken, but he also excels when it comes to deep-fried pork cutlets.

Hundreds of years after it first gained popularity, tsukudani remain a mealtime favorite across Japan.

The premise for Chie Hayakawa’s film, “Plan 75,” is shocking: a government push to euthanize the elderly. In a rapidly aging society, some also wonder: Is the movie prescient?

Ed Yong’s book urges readers to break outside their “sensory bubble” to consider the unique ways that dogs, dolphins, mice and other animals experience their surroundings.

With jockey Kazuo Yokoyama in the saddle, the 4-year-old colt finished the 2,200-meter race two lengths ahead of fifth-favorite Hishi Iguazu.

The 31-year-old former Seibu star has lost three of his last five starts for Toronto and has not recorded a win since May 16.

Egyptian athletes cite poor support and low financial rewards in their decision to represent other countries, leaving sporting federations scrambling for solutions.

The prospect of another Chinese player approaching the former center's achievements seems even less likely, with the league mired in simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington.

The Welshman was once the world's most expensive player and has spent the last eight seasons with Real Madrid, winning three domestic championships and five Champions League titles.

Yamamoto, who threw the season's fourth no-hitter last Saturday, retired the first three batters he faced at Zozo Marine Stadium and overcame a shaky second inning to earn his eighth win.

The Brazilian striker doubled his J1 goal tally after netting for Kevin Muscat's side in each half at Nissan Stadium, helping to extend Yokohama's lead atop the table.

The Ohio State University has received a trademark for one of the most common words in the English language.