FUKUI—Fukui Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto, the subject of an intensive sexual harassment investigation, announced on Nov. 25 that ...

Chinese censors are apparently scrubbing citizens’ online views that diverge from Beijing’s official line concerning Prime ...

OITA—A “fire whirl” was observed in the deadly conflagration that has devastated the Saganoseki district of Oita city.

SEOUL--A 33-year-old South Korean man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for running an online blackmail ring that ...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump discussed China relations in a phone call on Tuesday, their ...

Japan on Tuesday launched a scheme aimed at cutting wasteful government spending by reviewing existing subsidy projects and ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday that a “return” to China is not an option for the island’s 23 million ...

BEIJING--China called Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on an island near Taiwan a deliberate attempt to “create regional ...

KYOTO--Autumn foliage is at its glorious peak at Kiyomizudera temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, where visitors can marvel ...

FUKUOKA—Ukrainian sekiwake Aonishiki continued his rapid and inspiring rise to the upper echelons of the sport by capturing ...

To revive abandoned farmland, Otaki town officials have turned to unorthodox crops that can survive in barren terrain and ...

BANGKOK--Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon.