SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in far eastern Russia and is expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets as South Korea has said it’s concerned ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has appointed Yoko Kamikawa as foreign minister, one of five female members of his new Cabinet that was formed on Sept. 13. The increase from two female ministers to ...

If you live in Japan and have noticed that your morning caffeine fix doesn’t quite pack the kick you were expecting, blame it on the war in Ukraine. It turns out that the quality of coffee beans ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan is “not for sale,” the island’s foreign minister said in a stern rebuke to Elon Musk who asserted Taiwan was an integral part of China, as the billionaire again waded into the ...

After a year and a half of fighting in Ukraine, Russia needs to replenish its supplies of ammunition for what could be a long war of attrition. Along with ramping up its domestic arms production ...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is banking on female politicians to extend his reign as Japan’s leader, sources said, but it remains unclear whether this strategy can improve the dismal ratings of ...

From 11.7 percent to 23.4 percent of adults infected with the novel coronavirus experienced “post-infection” symptoms, two to four times the rate for children, a health ministry research team ...

NEW DELHI--The African Union has been granted permanent member status in the Group of 20 top world economies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday, adding momentum to his drive to ...

SEOUL-- Thousands of South Korean school teachers and staff rallied in Seoul on Saturday for more legal protection from bullying by parents, a rising problem in a country known for its brutally ...

Japan will ensure stable and steady energy supply to the country even after the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions related to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--In the late afternoon one weekday in early September, dozens of tourists crowded around a railway crossing here, a pilgrimage site for fans of the popular ...

At a news conference following his latest Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government was in the final stage of considering whether to seek a court order to disband the ...