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Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event o...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S...

Foreign visitors to Japan in 2025 top 40 mil. for 1st t...

TOKYO -- The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan reached about 42.7 mi...

Japan gov't bans ministers' fundraisers ahead of election

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government has imposed a total ban on political fu...

What to know about the annual World Economic Forum meet...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, g...

Japan court to hand down ruling on shooter of ex-PM Abe

NARA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court will issue a ruling Wednesday on the man...

Helicopter carrying 3 goes missing near Mt. Aso summit ...

KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- A sightseeing helicopter went missing around noon Tue...

Japan's remaining two pandas to leave for China on Jan 27

Twin pandas at a zoo in Tokyo will depart for China on Jan 27, the Tokyo governm...

Local election officials scramble over Japan PM's plan ...

YOKOHAMA -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to dissolve the House...

Bullet train hits person while passing through station ...

Some shinkansen bullet train services between southwestern and western Japan wer...

Toll in Spain train collision rises to at least 39 as r...

ADAMUZ, Spain (AP) -- Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people died in...

Colombia's behind-the-scenes negotiations toward talks ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (Mainichi) -- While Colombia's President Gustavo Petro continue...

Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump...

BERLIN (AP) -- The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Tr...

High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern...

MADRID (AP) -- A high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposit...

Shinkansen bullet trains resume after temporary suspens...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Some shinkansen bullet train services between southwestern and ...

Tokyo stocks drop in morning on US tariff concerns, str...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks dropped Monday morning on concerns about the globa...

Tokyo to waive basic water fees again this summer, redu...

TOKYO -- Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced Jan. 15 that the fiscal 2026 budget p...