Japan’s far-right populist Sanseito party was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election, attracting ...

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

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) ...

Stocks on Wall Street closed higher Thursday as a recent run-up in bond yields eased further and big technology companies rallied, helping the market recoup its losses from earlier in the week.

Leaders of Pacific nations agreed at their summit to register collective “concern” about China’s launch of a ballistic missile into their waters, but they said Thursday their statement wasn’t ...

SEOUL—South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will pay a state visit to France from September 6 to 9 for a ‌summit with French President Emmanuel ⁠Macron and for ⁠a joint discussion on the film industry, ...

Asian shares were mostly higher in early Friday trading, as regional market sentiment got a boost from the rally on Wall Street, mostly from big technology stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose ...

SEOUL—South Korea is preparing to deploy military assets to support freedom of navigation in ‌the Strait of Hormuz and ⁠aims to ⁠dispatch them before the end of the year, ⁠media reported late on ...

The yen jumped by more than 2% against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as traders ramped up bets on ‌a Bank of Japan interest ...

More than half of eligible male workers took paternity leave during the latest period, topping the one-half mark for the ...

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.