A group of Japanese researchers have developed a set of simple questions to detect Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive ...

Protesters in Paris have called for an end to violence against women ahead of a UN-designated day for that cause. The ...

New data shows the average monthly pension for Japanese women is about 300 dollars less than it is for men. Across all ...

At a temple once believed to have been home to a dragon, we meet 20 playful cats. They show off their favorite spots and play ...

NATO says its Secretary General Mark Rutte has met US President-elect Donald Trump and discussed a range of global security ...

Some emerging and developing countries have voiced their criticism about the amount of the COP29 finance goal proposed in its ...

Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, has observed the 130th anniversary of its founding. Its leader says he intends to continue to seek to ease tensions with China, which have grown as ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has stressed that he will spearhead efforts to hold a summit with North Korea, so as ...

Japanese government sources say Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has begun arrangements to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ...

A senior Ukrainian defense ministry official estimates that Russia possesses at least 10 units of the new type of missile it ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has made nominations for most of the key posts in his incoming administration. He has tapped loyalists in an apparent bid to push ahead with his campaign pledges. Trump ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange will extend its daily trading hours by 30 minutes from November 5 and introduce a closing auction session, in a bid to energize the market. The market is currently open ...