Working women in Japan can expect to earn only 70 to 80 percent of what men generate, according to the first breakdown ...

FUKUOKA—Fukuoka prefectural police have obtained an arrest warrant for a woman in her 40s who lives in Vietnam on suspicion ...

Leaders of a cross-party legislative group on June 10 agreed on a plan to ensure imperial succession by securing a stable number of imperial family members.

BEIJING/TAIPEI--China and Taiwan sparred on Wednesday over the legality of Chinese coast guard patrols to the east of the ...

Taiwan’s military fired rockets in China’s direction from “shoot-and-scoot” mobile launchers on Wednesday in a demonstration ...

Takumi Minamino will be ‌part of Japan’s World Cup campaign despite ⁠still recovering from injury, ⁠with the forward taking ...

UTSUNOMIYA--A bear was captured in a residential area here on June 9 after a series of bear sightings prompted schools across ...

Japan has resumed operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands ...

Chinese and North Korean state-run media this week devoted thousands of words to Xi Jinping ’s summit with Kim Jong Un, but ...

BANGKOK--An American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar’s largest city, the U.S. State Department said, and members of the ...

DUBAI—The U.S. military announced that it has begun strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter ...

SEOUL/BEIJING--Chinese President Xi Jinping said he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reached an “important consensus” ‌and ...