Tokyo — An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a grocery store in central Japan, injuring two men and frightening shoppers, officials said Wednesday, while Japanese media said a man was found dead ...

Minesweeper tender JS Uraga (MST-463) and destroyer JS Sawagiri (DD-157) practice minelaying south of the Sakishima Islands, Oct 3, 2025. Joint Staff Office of the Japan Self-Defense Forces photo ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — When you walk up the stairs into Sushi Kuwahata, an eight-seat, reservation-only omakase restaurant in Ohio City, your five senses are easily tricked into thinking you’ve traveled to ...

Japan’s benchmark stock index, the Nikkei 225, hit a record after the leading conservative party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Nicknamed the ‘Iron Lady’ after she cited former British ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday called on Congress to make English the official language of America, after singer-songwriter Bad Bunny urged the country to learn Spanish before he ...

Microsoft is buying 100 megawatts of solar capacity from Japanese developer Shizen Energy, the latest in a string of renewable energy deals designed to power the tech company’s growing compute needs.

The PGA TOUR has just five events left in the FedExCup Fall – and three of them are outside of the United States starting this week with a stop in Japan. The Baycurrent Classic heads to a new golf ...

Tokyo — Japan's embattled governing party now has its new leader, former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative who is poised to become the country's first female prime ...

LDP parliamentarian Takaichi Sanae (front left) walks with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te (front right) during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Apr. 28, 2025. Credit: Instagram/ Takaichi Sanae Contrary ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

TOKYO — Japan’s governing party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on Saturday, setting her up to become the U.S. ally’s first female prime minister. Takaichi defeated Shinjiro Koizumi 185 to ...