Efforts to improve women's rights are facing a global backlash after decades of progress, Hiroko Hashimoto, head of the U.N. Women Japan National Committee, said in a recent interview.

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The Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system was unusable at over 90 toll booths in seven prefectures — Tokyo, Kanagawa, ...

Colorado removed the official portrait of Trump from display in the state's capitol building last month after the president complained that it was deliberately unflattering.

Although Iran has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for direct talks, it wants to continue indirect negotiations ...

He proposed a national referendum on constitutional reform to coincide with the presidential election that must be held in ...

The victory was the Dutch star’s fourth straight at Suzuka Circuit, while Red Bull debutant Yuki Tsunoda finished back in ...

Warmer winters as a result of climate change has reduced the snowfall and subsequent seasonal snowmelt that feeds the valleys ...

U.S. farmers hoping for a profit this year instead find themselves facing lower crop prices — and the prospect of ceding more ground in foreign markets.

Ride-hailing services have been spreading across Japan amid a growing shortage of taxis and the absence of public ...

The death toll from the powerful quake that hit on March 28 rose to 3,471, state media reported, with 4,671 people injured ...