Eight men linked to a Tokyo remodeling company were arrested over a sales scheme that allegedly pressured thousands of mostly ...

BANGKOK—The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, while ...

SEOUL―South Korea will relocate about 10,000 government jobs and 44 central government agencies from the Seoul metropolitan ...

HONG KONG―Hundreds of people queued in Hong Kong on Tuesday to view a Vincent van Gogh painting never publicly exhibited in ...

A union consisting of about 2,600 actors and voice actors has compiled the first guidelines on the commercial use of ...

Toyota Motor Corp. is accelerating development of its next-generation engines that focus on hybrid power rather ...

India’s opposition parties marched to the Supreme Court on Monday to protest a purge of voter lists they say favors Prime ...

As Japan mulls introducing nuclear-powered submarines, it is expected to hold off on including it in the three key national ...

OSAKA—Osaka city erected a mesh fence to prevent entry to a public space after “safety-promoting” concrete blocks installed ...

MILWAUKEE—Yoshinobu Yamamoto finally flopped in a playoff game, and now the Los Angeles Dodgers are heading back home with ...

Agriculture minister Kazuo Yana has a team of ministry officials assisting him with Diet affairs and media relations as he faces growing criticism over scandals that include boasts about slashing ...

Visitors to the Imperial Palace’s popular East Gardens will be able to stop for coffee when a new rest facility opens this autumn. A cafe to be added inside the provisionally named Ote rest area is ...