Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why do people get headaches? – Evie V., age 10, ...

As Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was finalizing her 18.3 trillion yen ($137 billion) spending plan last month, which in recent weeks has put Japan into a standoff with investors over the outlook for ...

Police have arrested four men who allegedly directed a robbery last year in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, and are probing their suspected roles in more than a dozen other cases that shook confidence in ...

Police in Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 39-year-old Chinese man on suspicion of killing a 58-year-old woman who worked at the same company, a glassware manufacturer with over 900 ...

Taiwan has been "very moved" by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments last month on peace and stability even in the face of strong pressure, Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Friday. China and ...

A record 230 people were attacked by bears in Japan between April and November this year, preliminary government data shows. The figure for the first eight months of fiscal 2025 has already surpassed ...

Further heavy rain threatened Indonesia's flood-ravaged island of Sumatra on Saturday as the governor of one hard-hit province warned that the death toll could climb beyond 883 because of starvation.

Federal agents have arrested a dozen people in Minneapolis since launching an enforcement operation this week primarily focused on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., but fewer than half ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered India uninterrupted fuel supplies on Friday, eliciting a cautious response even as he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to expand trade and ...

The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States ...

Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria found the fastest line through challenging conditions to win a World Cup super-G on Friday that was called after 31 racers because of strong wind. Kriechmayr flew through ...