The ancient capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara in Nara Prefecture were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list on July 26 at the ...

The first Diet session for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her landslide win in the Lower House election ended after ...

NAGASAKI—As more nations seek to go nuclear, participants discussed possible routes toward abolishing these weapons at The ...

After spending more than five years in Hong Kong’s prison, former pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai finally got to embrace ...

SINGAPORE/BEIJING--Shein swung to a $99 million quarterly loss due to slowing sales after the ‌U.S. removed an import duty ...

Japanese best-selling mystery writer Keigo Higashino, whose translated works have been shortlisted for literary awards overseas, has died. He was 68.

Experts are warning to take precautions amid an increasing number of fires linked to the usage and storage of ...

NAGOYA--Hobbled sekiwake Aonishiki overcame a toe injury and rebounded from a defeat on the final day to make history by winning his third Emperor’s Cup here on July 26.

A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.

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Stocks on Wall Street drifted to a mixed close Monday as oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while ...

Experts believe that the Chinese have constructed a new nuclear-powered attack submarine that is topped with a low-profile ...