A Japanese court on Thursday sentenced a man to three years in prison, suspended for five years, following an accident in which one of the wheels of a modified car he was driving came off and hit a ...

Over the years, there have been some pretty egregious crimes and acts of criminal recklessness, but an incident recently occurred in Saitama Prefecture that was so widespread and mindless that police ...

Nintendo shares surged Thursday after the gaming giant boasted of higher than expected demand in Japan for pre-orders of its hotly anticipated Switch 2 console. The successor to the Switch -- the ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that Washington has "no currency targets" in its talks with Japan on tariffs, after repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a stronger yen.

So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, ...

Tesla electric car sales in Europe plunged in the first three months of the year, industry data showed Thursday, in a fresh blow to its boss Elon Musk who has been criticized for his work in U.S.

Dissatisfied customers who verbally and sometimes physically confront waiters, sales clerks and other types of service providers now risk being charged under newly passed local regulations. Referred ...

A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American ...

Tensions flared in Bosnia on Wednesday following reports that Bosnian state security officers tried to arrest the pro-Russian Bosnian Serb president but were prevented by his armed police. Milorad ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's popularity has sunk since his riotous return to the White House, polls showed Wednesday, with Americans criticizing him on key issues of the economy and immigration. The ...

Liverpool are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Arne Slot's side were watching in anticipation of an Arsenal defeat ...

The number of visitors to the World Exposition in Osaka reached one million on Wednesday, in 11 days since its opening, the organizers said. Speaking at an event to mark the milestone, Hiroyuki Ishige ...