Asian shares mostly dipped Monday, as worries continued about soaring oil prices and the potential for further escalation in ...

With the Diet passing a provisional budget on March 30, Liberal Democratic Party officials informed their opposition counterparts that they are abandoning hopes of passing the fiscal 2026 budget by ...

NAGOYA—The husband and son of a woman who was killed in 1999 filed a civil lawsuit against the suspected murderer, but they could encounter the same difficulty they faced during the criminal case: ...

BEIJING/TAIPEI--The leader of Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), will visit China in April after being invited by ‌Chinese President Xi Jinping, a trip that will come ⁠a month ...

The number of refugee applications in Japan immediately funneled into a category for likely rejection surged 20-fold last year under a new government policy on reducing “illegal residents.” The ...

EBINO, Miyazaki Prefecture—Police on March 29 searched the Ground Self-Defense Force base where a second lieutenant who has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo ...

BEIJING--China ‌has ⁠imposed sanctions on ⁠Japanese ⁠lawmaker Keiji Furuya ‌due ⁠to ​his "collusion with Taiwan independence" forces, state television CCTV ⁠reported ​on ​Monday. The ‌government ‌will ...

Japan is embarking on a major turning point in child-rearing after divorce, with joint child custody becoming an option for the first time under a Civil Code revision taking effect on April 1. Parents ...

Blessed with clear skies, March 29 dawned as a perfect day to admire the cherry blossoms at their peak bloom in Tokyo, with many visiting the well-trod hotspots to soak in the views as the daytime ...

Many people likely still remember the thrill that they felt the first time they rode a bicycle. Bicycles are a necessity for those who use them to commute to work or school or go shopping. They are ...

Female shogi queen Kana Satomi lost in the first round in her bid to break the gender barrier and become the first woman eligible to compete among the top professional male shogi players.

China won the Olympic women's team table tennis gold medal on Thursday after a 3-0 victory over Japan in the final continued the country's undefeated streak in the event.