TAIPEI--Attempts by China to exert pressure on other countries to limit Taiwan’s access to international events has become ...

Poet Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) had a younger sister named Toshi who had to be hospitalized immediately for suspected typhoid ...

KOFU--The Yamanashi prefectural government is touting the economic ripple effects from its proposed plan to build a railway ...

U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday on speculation the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates this year to keep a lid on inflation ...

Leaders at the Group of Seven summit on Wednesday threw their support behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s tentative ...

A team of Japanese and German scientists said its recent discoveries could lead to medicine that promotes and prolongs ...

Asian stocks were steady and oil prices dipped on Thursday as ‌investors assessed progress toward ending the war in the ...

WASHINGTON--Taiwan needs to purchase American weapons to ensure its self-defense in the face of a growing threat from Beijing ...

MOSCOW--President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday as Russia seeks to ...

The chairman of a cross-party committee on social security reform proposed lowering the consumption tax rate on food items ...

The Nikkei 225 index touched 70,000 for the first time, fueling debate whether a froth is forming on the Tokyo stock market ...

In response to mounting resident complaints about private lodgings, the Tourism Agency plans to allow municipalities to ...