Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa is making final arrangements to visit the United States from April 30 to hold a ...

Ramen is for everyone—even royalty as King of Denmark Frederik X proved when he popped into an Ippudo in Tokyo's Ginza ...

BANGKOK—As foreign tourism becomes increasingly important to the Japanese economy, Thai tourists stand out from the crowd by ...

China was making final preparations for the launch on Thursday of a three-person replacement crew for its orbiting space ...

Cyclists are expected to face penalties of up to 12,000 yen ($85) from next April 1 under a new system to prevent malicious ...

SEOUL—South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal President Moon Jae-in on bribery charges Thursday, saying that a ...

NARA—The species resembling a "dragon" mummy that has long been kept in the Shosoin Repository here, a World Heritage site, ...

A 22-year-old Chinese exchange student has been awarded the top prize in the 20th annual Japanese language essay contest for ...

A cherry blossom viewing party held here on March 30 was not a typical “hanami” event, given its theme of “avoiding death.” ...

Lithium-ion batteries are believed to have caused 21,751 fires and smoke events in fiscal 2023, the highest number since the ...

As a key selling point, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's new destroyer Kumano can do more with less, at a time when naval ...

NAHA—Less than a week after joint Japan-U.S. anti-crime patrols started in Okinawa Prefecture, police here on April 23 ...