Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Nov. 29 delivered a policy speech in the Lower House that reflected the fact that he is now ...

Japan’s largest business lobby called on the government to significantly expand budgets and establish a “Content Ministry” to ...

Sweden has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an ...

SEOUL--Members of NewJeans, one of the most popular K-pop groups, said on Thursday that they were leaving their agency ADOR, ...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will need to retrieve additional melted nuclear fuel from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant ...

The Godzilla scarecrow was recognized by Guinness World Records as the “largest straw sculpture (supported) of a fictional ...

Entering one of the oldest and largest markets in his country on the first day of the dry season, the haikuist observed how ...

MELBOURNE, Australia--A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first ...

OITA—After a 15-year hiatus, hovercraft are making a comeback as Oita Prefecture prepares to reopen what will be Japan’s only ...

WASHINGTON--Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China arrived back in the United States late Wednesday. Their ...

PARIS—Fans are mourning the loss of a reporter responsible for introducing France to a wide array of Japanese culture and ...

HONG KONG--Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. markets were closed Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. U.S.