HIROSHIMA—As Hiroshima marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Aug. 6, prayers for the dead were shadowed ...

Nintendo’s first quarter profit surged 53.5% as the popularity of its recent Super Mario movie worked with solid demand for ...

Malaysian durian orchard owner Stephen Chow’s workers spend hours in the fields in the dead of night, donning headlamps to ...

Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific, ...

The commander of U.S. Forces Japan described the Bilateral Operations Coordination Center (BOCC), which coordinates ...

Cabinet approves tax cut on food, but opponents worry about funding . Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration is ...

As Japan and India deepen their defense ties, the Defense Ministry plans to dispatch Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter jets ...

KUMAMOTO—After safely evacuating outside following a major earthquake, a 22-year-old mall employee and her colleague were ...

Japan’s top finance officials on Aug. 3 issued a stark warning to markets that they “will not hesitate” to conduct further ...

Three seemingly unrelated companies based in Kobe are facing back taxes and stiff penalties after reportedly using thousands ...

An All Nippon Airways Co. passenger plane approaching Haneda Airport had a close call with a government-inspection plane in the early morning on Aug. 4.

BANGKOK—Shares were mixed Thursday in Europe and Asia and South Korea’s Kospi dropped more than 4% following declines for some Big Tech giants including memory chipmaker SK Hynix.