May, at a training area inside Camp Schwab, a U.S. military base in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, about 20 young Marines in camouflage uniforms were practicing drone operations in the sweltering heat. The ...

SEOUL―South Korea’s exports nearly doubled in October, the sharpest jump in ‌more than 50 years, as robust global ⁠demand for ...

SEOUL―North Korea is projecting a new culinary obsession: multi-story barbecue restaurants with waterside terraces, ‌marble ...

Tax authorities have penalized a Hong Kong-based freight company for submitting a fraudulent refund claim on the consumption ...

OSAKA--The Osaka District Court ordered prefectural authorities on March 15 to pay about 12 million yen ($101,700) to a woman ...

The Bank of Japan announced on Oct. 30 that the underlying inflation rate has reached its 2 percent target, marking the first ...

NAGOYA--For a quarter of a century, Satoru Takaba, who belonged to his high school’s soft tennis club, had no idea why his ...

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VOX POPULI: Ueno exhibition explores ‘painter of the wayside’ Shigeo Egami ...

The International Criminal Court will never halt its activities even with the increased pressure from sanctions imposed by ...

The Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Mizuho Bank Ltd. announced Nov. 26 that their three top executives would resign following a devastating Financial Services Agency investigation that faulted ...

A Spanish tourist was injured after being attacked by a wild bear in the historical area of Shirakawago here, a UNESCO World ...