The yen’s current weakness benefits the economy and the hit to households from rising import costs can be offset by ...

With a puff of black smoke and the toot of a whistle, SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train (The winter wetland steam engine) ...

SINGAPORE—The yen held its gains on Thursday ‌after a sudden, brief surge in the previous ⁠session that traders suspect may ...

SINGAPORE--The yen extended gains on Thursday after a sudden burst higher ‌in the previous session, though traders stopped ...

WASHINGTON—An American journalist has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for acting as an agent of a foreign government within the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Japan’s summer nights are becoming dramatically hotter with a sharp increase in tropical nights observed across the country ...

SEOUL—South Korean police are pushing for an indictment of music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, the chairperson of the agency behind ...

Manga artist Masami Kurumada, best known for such works as “Knights of the Zodiac,” said he has sued a former assistant and ...

A Hong Kong court on Thursday dismissed appeals brought by a 94-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and four others over their ...

More than 200 Chinese fishing vessels were anchored at a disputed atoll in the South China Sea claimed by China and other ...

The Council for Cultural Affairs on Sept. 3 selected Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture as Japan’s nominee for UNESCO World ...

KATHMANDU—Tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday, as ...