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) ...
SINGAPORE—The yen held its gains on Thursday ‌after a sudden, brief surge in the previous ⁠session that traders suspect may ...
SINGAPORE--The yen extended gains on Thursday after a sudden burst higher ‌in the previous session, though traders stopped ...
The effects of a typhoon approaching southern Japan have heightened the risk of prolonged heavy rain drenching much of 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.
SEOUL—South Korean police are pushing for an indictment of music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, the chairperson of the agency behind ...
The Council for Cultural Affairs on Sept. 3 selected Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture as Japan’s nominee for UNESCO World ...
A Hong Kong court on Thursday dismissed appeals brought by a 94-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal and four others over their ...
SEOUL—A tugboat capsized and sank off South Korea’s southeastern coast on Wednesday, leaving one crew member dead and six ...
A 19-year-old man died on Sept. 3 exactly 81 years ago. His name was Syed Omar. Hailing from Malaya (present-day Malaysia), ...
More than 200 Chinese fishing vessels were anchored at a disputed atoll in the South China Sea claimed by China and other ...