About 2,300, or 75%, of the post offices across Japan have improperly conducted mandatory alcohol and health checks on ...

Regional banks in Japan are attracting market attention for a possible wave of industry consolidation given the shrinking ...

The spending will secure the continued employment of some 2,000 workers at the factory, but a spokesman said it won’t result ...

The process to choose a new pope is long and secretive, with most of the world's 252 cardinals coming to Rome to take part.

The U.S. stopped training factory workers decades ago, and retirements and immigration crackdowns are draining the pool of ...

The levels for seven current and former employees were about 38 times those for residents, with three showing signs of ...

While Akiko Ohku’s latest seems like a rom-com on its surface, the ensemble piece delves deeper into the importance of ...

While the ban does not include penalties, the Osaka prefectural government hopes to build public consensus to help prevent ...

In the lead-up to Expo 2025, the world’s fair was plagued by controversy over its ballooning budget and labor shortages.

A divergence between the Fed and other central banks could stress dollar funding markets and make financing more expensive ...

The head of the Catholic Church died Monday at the age of 88. His funeral is due to take place at the Vatican on Saturday.

Mourners flood the Vatican to bid farewell to the late Pope Francis, whose funeral will be held Saturday, with world leaders ...