Almost two-thirds of upper-grade elementary school and junior high school students regularly obtain news from social media, according to a recent survey.

Spain’s captain Rodri lifts up the FIFA World Cup trophy after the team defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final in extra time in New Jersey on Sunday. Ferran Torres netted a strike in the 106th minute, ...

Fifty years have passed since such a mandatory rate was first set in 1976, and initiatives have now gone beyond merely meeting that figure to also exploring ways to maximize disabled people’s ...

Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki will sign with the Miami Marlins and forgo a professional career in his home country.

The iridescent green beetles native to Japan have become a growing menace in Italy, swarming through orchards and vineyards and leaving behind devastating lattice patterns in leaves that weaken the ...

Preparations for the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 have entered their final stages at Garden Pier in Port of Nagoya in Minato Ward, Nagoya, with Sunday marking two months from the event’s Sept.

Hokkaido rice is drawing keen attention from industry stakeholders after being registered in March under the Geographical Indication (GI) system that protects regional brand products.

KYOTO — Hotels in central Kyoto are revamping their facilities to take advantage of inbound tourism growth driven by the weak yen.

A monorail opened on Mt. Kameyama on Oshima Island in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on Sunday, with a summit terrace offering panoramic views of the Sanriku coastline.

The United States began a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran fired missiles toward Jordan that risked widening ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 in the opener of their ...

Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup’s first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and ...