For decades, the three days ‌of summer considered the hottest of the year were among the busiest for ⁠South Korea’s dog meat ...

SINGAPORE—Asian stocks rose on Friday, poised for their strongest week in two months as benign inflation data dented ...

Apple has trained a large language model specifically for the China market, three people familiar ‌with the matter said, a ...

Six people have died and one is missing after record-breaking rainfall triggered the highest-level emergency warnings and ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency didn’t issue a warning for the first linear rainband formed on the evening of Aug. 13, producing the torrential downpours that drenched Chiba Prefecture.

TAIPEI—Taiwan’s opposition-controlled parliament voted on Friday to hold three referendums, including one on caning criminals ...

SEOUL—South Korea’s Pro Footballers Association is calling on the K League to overhaul the domestic soccer season to avoid playing during the height of summer, as local temperatures reached record ...

Meteorologists are warning that the massive Pacific vortex unleashing Japan’s recent wave of deadly weather typically lingers for more than two weeks, prolonging the threat of more devastating ...

Unions have reported an average wage hike of 5.26 percent for permanent employees so far in the “shunto” spring labor negotiations, Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation) said March 23. Although ...

Japan national team manager Hajime Moriyasu expressed regret over Samurai Blue’s early exit from the World Cup but said the country one day could become the “best in the world.” The team received an ...

Cherry blossoms have officially started blooming in the capital earlier than in an average year, the Tokyo District Meteorological Observatory announced March 19. Staff visually confirmed 61 blossoms ...

Japanese and Ukrainian foreign ministers affirmed their respective nations’ commitment to strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation, including in the field of security. “Japan stands with Ukraine, ...