Japan will consider extending until fiscal year 2026 its timeframe for the government to attain a balanced budget, a ruling ...

Rather than issue a formal statement, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is said to be planning to release a “personal message” to ...

In under two decades, U.S. Air Force Gen. Curtis LeMay went from being called a "brute" in Japan for his actions during World ...

Six former presidents of the Science Council of Japan issued a joint statement calling for the withdrawal of a controversial ...

OSAKA—Osaka Kansai Expo visitors have opened their hearts and responded in a groundswell of support for the Baltic Pavillion ...

A Peruvian man has been arrested over a multiple-vehicle accident on the Shin-Meishin Expressway caused by a motorist driving ...

BANGKOK--Thai officials on Wednesday said they planned to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists ...

SEOUL--A new 5,000-ton destroyer key to North Korea’s naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato agreed on Wednesday that the dollar-yen ...

In response to surging rice prices, the newly appointed farm minister announced plans to scrap the bidding system and begin ...

The victim of a high-profile rape case involving a former top Osaka prosecutor on May 21 made public a letter she received ...

NARA—The Seven-Pronged Sword, a treasured fourth-century artifact, underwent a groundbreaking scientific examination using an ...