The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said the risks of higher inflation and unemployment had risen ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) plans to establish an online-only bank by the end of fiscal 2026, sources said.

Two persimmon saplings, which were grown from the seeds of a tree that was exposed to the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, were ...

This is the final installment in a series of articles that examines the challenges faced by the nation’s election system, ...

Soaring rice prices and increased consumer frugality are driving changes in dining habits, including adding glutinous barley ...

Two men were injured after being attacked at a subway station in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday evening, according to ...

KDDI Corp. has started a service for the direct connection of smartphones with the Starlink satellite network of SpaceX of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted Donald Trump’s administration to implement his ban on transgender personnel in ...

ROME – As the cardinals walk into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening to open the papal conclave, they’ll chant the ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average edged lower on Wednesday, snapping a seven-session winning streak by the tiniest of margins, as ...

The government plans to enhance its surveying and research activities on remote border islands using lasers to analyze ...

One of the few remaining pro-democratic parties in Hong Kong has been forced to decide to disband. The “high degree of ...