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

Ikuko Hibino, the first female secretary-general of the Japan Buddhist Federation, says gender doesn’t matter in Buddha’s teachings and that the road to spiritual tranquility is open to everyone.

SEOUL—Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising ...

BANGKOK—China announced a series of economic measures Wednesday against the United States, including controls on exports of ...

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

Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) admitted on Aug. 5 that its mishandling of a transfer request from an employee who had been ...

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.

Honda’s profit for the fiscal first quarter more than doubled from a year ago, as the Japanese automaker continues to tackle ...

WASHINGTON--The U.S. State ‌Department has notified Congress that it plans to close five ⁠foreign missions in a rare ...

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