SEOUL--The announcement by K-pop mega band BTS that members would serve mandatory military service in South Korea has removed ...

Education officials are puzzled and alarmed by an academic survey released on July 31 that shows younger students' academic ...

NAHA--A U.S. military helicopter flying over northern Okinawa Prefecture accidentally dropped a bag containing a flammable ...

The United States on Monday showcased its Typhon intermediate-range missile system in Japan for the first time, underscoring ...

OSAKA—Potentially explosive methane gas was detected at the Osaka Expo venue here on April 6, one week before the event’s ...

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled northeastern Japan early Sunday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the latest in a series of major temblors hitting the region. No tsunami warning was ...

MONTERREY, Mexico--Japan marked the 1,000th match in World Cup history with a commanding 4-0 win over Tunisia in Group F on Saturday, as Ayase Ueda scored twice to send the North Africans out. Hajime ...

The Bank of Japan on June 16 raised its key interest rate to its highest level in 31 years, signaling a more aggressive stance against rising prices caused by the Middle East crisis. The policy ...

MANILA—The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 ...

LONDON/HONG KONG—Fast-fashion retailer Shein won approval for its long-awaited Hong Kong IPO on Friday, a notice posted on the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) website showed, clearing ...

A joint task force including the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced on April 7 the arrest of a Pakistani national on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Law by smuggling a ...

Activist investors, sometimes likened to the “Black Ships” that forced Japan to open its borders, are increasingly pushing companies to “open” their boardrooms. The number of proposals from ...