As part of a wider crackdown, police referred 10 people in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture to prosecutors on suspicion of gambling ...

Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the abandoned air raid ...

Myanmar’s military-backed leader pressed on with his pivot to diplomacy on a visit to Malaysia, his first since becoming ...

Kenso Soai said it felt like he was walking through darkness with no set destination while tackling a mystery that baffled ...

The Trump administration has begun direct talks with Myanmar’s military-installed government, according to US officials and ...

SEOUL―North Korea’s Kim ⁠Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, denounced on Thursday South Korea’s plans to ...

Japan’s sole cigarette maker denied involvement in military production after Russia attacked its group factory in central ...

Japan’s government on Aug. 7 officially launched a contentious debate on capping its foreign population as a high-level working group convened for the first time to hash out a future immigration ...

A host’s flattering words were enough to enchant a Tokyo woman in her 20s. But it was a “kake” pay-later mechanism at the club that pushed her into heavy debt and eventual work in the sex industry.

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture—The city government here, already battling overtourism at an anime-famous site, now has another overcrowded hotspot on its hands, thanks to a South Korean drama. A ...

RIYADH—Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of smoke were seen ‌near the city’s ...

OSAKA—The city government here plans to lease municipal land to Universal Studios Japan beginning in 2028 to facilitate a major expansion of the popular theme park. This will be the first expansion ...