On a crisp morning in Seoul, even before the exhibition halls officially open, a group of visitors stands in line outside the ...

Exports to China of fishing gear made in Japan have increased sharply in recent years amid the rising popularity of the activity in the Asian powerhouse.

A man turned himself in at a police station in Tokyo on Friday, claiming responsibility for igniting a flammable liquid a ...

A zoo in western Japan aims to breed endangered orangutans by pairing a male at the zoo with a female from an Indonesian zoo ...

Myanmar's parliament on Friday elected junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing president of a new military-backed ...

A Japanese liquefied natural gas tanker has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, in what is known to be the first case since ...

A museum dedicated to the founder of Sanrio Co., the company best known as the creator of the global pop icon Hello Kitty, ...

The Japanese government has decided to require proof of Japanese language proficiency for individuals seeking the visa status of engineer, specialist in humanities or international services for work r ...

Japanese challenger Masataka Taniguchi fell short in his bid to become a two-division boxing world champion on Friday, losing ...

Yuya Yanagi threw a shutout with six strikeouts as the Chunichi Dragons handed the Yakult Swallows their first loss of the ...

Japan's Paris Olympic wrestling gold medalist Tsugumi Sakurai on Friday announced her retirement from competition to move ...

UNITED NATIONS — Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed U.N. resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid ...