A mountain guide will attempt to scale Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica, early next year, as he takes over from a woman who died before she could make the 4,892-meter climb.

Enhancing the research capabilities of universities contributes to improving Japan’s competitiveness and economic strength. Top-tier universities must take the lead in reform efforts to shore up ...

The Japanese government showed an insufficient sense of urgency regarding North Korea’s nuclear development, and the United States had a growing distrust toward Japan. It is vital to learn from the ...

A diver wearing Santa Claus costume dove into an aquarium tank to feed fish and marine animals at the Sunshine Aquarium in ...

Right-hander Kohei Arihara, the Pacific League-leader in wins the past two seasons, will be returning the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham ...

A hotel in Inubosaki, Chiba Prefecture, one of the earliest sunrise observation spots in Japan, suddenly suspended operations ...

Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space programme and a joint ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average inched up on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s gains overnight, with technology stocks leading ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended by one year the deadline for the sale of U.S. oil major ExxonMobil’s XOM.N ...

Jonathan Anderson is one of the most talked-about fashion designers in the world right now. The 41-year-old became the ...

A majority of Russians expect the war in Ukraine to end in 2026, state pollster VTsIOM said on Wednesday, in a sign that the ...

Palau will take up to 75 migrants from the U.S. as the Pacific Island nation signed a memorandum of understanding with ...