The Japanese government has approved a bill to introduce a system requiring patients prescribed drugs similar in ingredients and efficacy to over-the-counter medicines to pay an additional 25 percent ...

AI-created videos circulating on Elon Musk's X depict American soldiers captured by Iran, an Israeli city in ruins, and US embassies ablaze -- a surge of lifelike deepfakes despite a policy crackdown ...

Over six decades of “Doctor Who,” the intergalactic adventurer’s adversaries have included evil robots, rampaging Yeti — and the BBC, which erased many early episodes of the now-iconic sci-fi TV ...

In Japan, Häagen-Dazs is constantly looking for ways to thrill ice cream lovers, and now the brand has outdone itself with a new series of ice creams designed to deliver the pleasure of ASMR. Those ...

Japan will inform the U.S. next week that it intends to join the "Golden Dome" ‌missile defense initiative and expects that Washington may seek its help with missile production due to the Middle East ...

North Korea accused Japan of heightening regional ‌security risks by accelerating the deployment and development of long-range missiles, saying Tokyo's ‌military buildup amounted to ⁠preparations for ...

Police in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of fatally assaulting a man with whom he had been drinking, on a street on Thursday morning. According to police, ...

People walk through the artwork "Infinity Mirrored Room" during a preview of the new major exhibition of legendary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, on Thursday.

Israeli airstrikes hit two buildings in the heart of Beirut near the Lebanese government's headquarters on Thursday, ramping up Israel's offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah and dragging Lebanon ...

This week marks 15 years since the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated coastal communities in northeastern Japan’s Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate Prefectures. Even a decade and ...

Tokyo stocks fell Thursday, hurt by surging oil futures as the International Energy Agency's decision to conduct its largest stockpile release failed to ease market jitters over supply disruptions ...

Uber announced Thursday its first robotaxi partnership in Japan, teaming up with Nissan and British artificial intelligence autonomous driving startup Wayve for a trial this year in Tokyo. Companies ...