SoftBank Group Corp Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said Wednesday the company is developing "the world's first" artificial intelligence agent system that can autonomously perform complex tasks.

Russia pounded four Ukrainian cities overnight into Wednesday, injuring at least 15 people in an attack that mostly targeted energy infrastructure, officials said. The latest bombardment in Russia’s ...

Police in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, have arrested a 36-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of murder after his 67-year-old mother was found dead with her head decapitated.

The number of visitors to the World Exposition in Osaka has topped 10 million, reaching the milestone at the halfway point of the six-month event, the Japanese expo association said Sunday. The expo ...

The body of a 73-year-old man was found in his house in Kawachi town, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Saturday. Police said he had been stabbed to death. According to police, the body was found in the kitchen ...

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 44-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of stealing cash from a shrine offering box in Shibuya Ward.

The latest version of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is echoing the views of its billionaire creator, so much so that it will sometimes search online for Musk's stance on an issue ...

A woman in her 20s was assaulted and robbed while walking home in Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture, on Saturday. According to police, the incident occurred at around 12:15 a.m., NTV reported. Police said ...

A senior ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker resigned Monday as head of the House of Councillors' powerful Budget Committee over controversial comments he made about a devastating earthquake that ...

Mattel has introduced its first Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes, as part of wider efforts from the toy maker to increase inclusivity among its dolls. In an announcement Tuesday, ...

Michael Conforto had three hits and scored twice, Shohei Ohtani took another encouraging step back on the mound in his recovery from elbow surgery and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco ...

Companies in Japan are now required to take steps to protect their employees against heatstroke, with the government imposing new rules in response to the steadily increasing number of deaths in ...