VATICAN CITY (AP)—Pope Francis on Tuesday responded to complaints that he has largely ignored the clerical sex abuse scandal, agreeing to assemble a panel of experts to advise the Holy See on prote...

UNITED NATIONS (AP)—The U.N. Security Council authorized increased military action by France and African troops in the Central African Republic to try to end near-anarchy amid an upsurge in Muslim-...

A project to construct small community libraries in disaster-hit areas is well under way, utilizing books sent from across the nation. So far, 13 branches of “Minna no Toshokan” (Everyone’s Lib...

A skating rink will open on the roof of Matsuya Ginza department store in central Tokyo next Friday. The department store decided to open the rink on the roof to utilize the vacant space, which is u...

FUKUSHIMA (Jiji Press)—The Fukushima prefectural government will hold a public relations event in Paris late next month after French media ridiculed the nuclear crisis, informed sources told Jiji P...

WASHINGTON (AP)—The U.S. economy grew at a 3.6 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest since early 2012. But nearly half the growth came from a buildup in business stockpiles, ...

Many South Korean students are suspected of participating in internship programs in Japan without proper visas, informed sources said. It has recently been discovered that some accommodation facilit...

SAPPORO (Jiji Press)—The Sapporo High Court ruled Friday that the House of Councillors election in July, which had a maximum vote-value disparity of 4.77 times, was “in a state of unconstitutiona...