In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual.

A suspicious cargo ship exhibited increasingly brazen behavior for two days in waters off the southern coast of Taiwan.

Nvidia plans to sell a technology that will tie chips together to speed up the chip-to-chip communication needed to build and ...

SEOUL--South Korea’s Foreign Ministry announced on March 21 that it will “normalize” a vital military intelligence-sharing ...

SEOUL--In a surprise outcome, South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament voted Thursday to pass a motion submitted by the ...

Scholars expressed amazement at the discovery of three letters written in the hand of Julia Otaa, a Korean woman who rose to high rank in 17th century Japan only to earn the moniker of “tragic ...

SINGAPORE—Japan was involved in flurry of solidarity activities apparently with China in mind at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an ...

A credit union here engulfed in a fraudulent-loan scandal funneled funds to entities linked to right-wing political groups to ...

At least 17 foreigners who applied for refugee status have been deported since stricter provisions took effect last year under the revised Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law.

A street kart tour operator in Tokyo has been referred to prosecutors for allegedly allowing foreign tourists without valid driver’s licenses to drive go-karts on public roads.

OSAKA--A futuristic-looking subway train featuring an exterior that resembles a spacecraft will provide a wow factor for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. Osaka Metro Co. unveiled the design for the new 400 ...

It took some time before people accepted the offer of free food at Korean restaurant Naruto in Tokyo’s Asakusa district.