Hitoshi Kato, director of San-Ikukai Hospital which opened a “baby hatch” six months ago to accept newborns whose parents are unable to raise them. He said the baby hatch has accepted one newborn ...

Kinugawa Onsen in Tochigi Prefecture is a relaxing hot spring town surrounded by forested valleys and mountain views. Just two hours north of Tokyo, it’s famous for its soothing mineral-rich waters, ...

The Japan Innovation Party said Friday it will end talks with two other major opposition parties on cooperating in next week's parliamentary vote for a new prime minister, raising the likelihood of ...

Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead grand slam after Cal Raleigh’s tying drive in a five-run eighth inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 6-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday and a 3-2 lead in the ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will allow Boeing to produce more 737 Max airplanes by increasing the monthly limit that it imposed after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines jet ...

Wolfgang Bivour carefully emptied a basket of freshly collected mushrooms onto a forest floor covered with fallen autumn leaves. Brown-capped porcini and bay boletes lay beside slimy purple ...

President Donald Trump on Friday called on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war following a lengthy White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump ...

Japan will take tougher measures to control its population of bears, its environment minister said Friday after recent record fatalities from bear attacks. Japan designated bears as a species for ...

The world is falling far behind a global goal to reverse deforestation by 2030, with losses being largely driven by agricultural expansion and forest fires, according to the 2025 Forest Declaration ...

A truck and a car collided on an expressway near Tokyo on Friday morning, leaving two dead and multiple people injured, local authorities said. Of five men in the car, two died and three others ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will travel to Laos on Nov 17 on her first official overseas visit, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. During the ...

After a wild week, Sanae Takaichi may have found the political support she needs to become Japan's next prime minister - but the new cross-party alliances come with risks that her economic plans get ...