Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported at least 12 of the deaths had been recorded in Niigata Prefecture.

Heavy snow battering northern Japan in the last two weeks is being blamed in 35 deaths nationwide so far, including people ...

A man in his 20s has died while skiing the back-country slopes near a Japanese resort, just days after a Queensland woman was killed in a ski-lift accident.

Japan’s military leads backlash against government plan to bring back WWII-era titles - Ruling coalition says move aligns SDF ...

Japan’s military leads backlash against government plan to bring back WWII-era titles - Ruling coalition says move aligns SDF with ‘international standards’, but critics warn it risks regional tension ...

A second Australian has died on Japan's mountains in less than a week, after losing touch with a group he was skiing with and ...

Groups say their task has been complicated by the internet shutdown, manipulated content and threats against sources inside ...

Japan's Prudential Life Insurance says it will suspend sales of new policies for 90 days from Monday. The move follows company reports of employee misconduct that includes misappropriation of customer ...

Thousands of Venezuelans rallied in Caracas demanding the release of ousted president Nicolás Maduro, a month after his US ...

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Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar is likely to represent the country in the talks and a report says Islamabad’s participation in the meeting is “seen as significant” ...

Tetsuya Yamagami was sentence to life imprisonment after he admitted to shooting Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun during a campaign speech in 2022.