A Thai woman has been arrested in connection with a high-profile Tokyo case alleging that she arranged for a then 12-year-old Thai girl to engage in sex work, police said. Punsiripanya Phakhaphon, 38, ...

Asian shares were mixed Friday after Wall Street broke a two-day losing streak and edged back toward record levels, helped by advances for Big Tech companies like Nvidia. U.S. futures advanced and oil ...

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama expressed concern about the yen's recent depreciation on Friday, saying the government is ready to take "decisive action" to stem the currency's continued ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni agreed to strengthen supply chains of critical minerals as the two countries seek to deepen their ...

A South Korean court ‌on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to ⁠five years in prison ‍for charges ‍including ‍obstructing attempts to arrest ⁠him following his failed ​bid to impose ...

The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as “major sporting events” — aside from soccer's 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games — that athletes and ...

A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for thousands of people on Friday as two main lines with some of the world's busiest stations were halted after reports of a fire. Trains ...

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, as she tries ‌to gain some influence over ...

Clayton Kershaw isn't done pitching just yet, agreeing Thursday to join the U.S. team for this year's World Baseball Classic. A left-hander who turns 38 two days after the March 17 championship game, ...

In December, President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC in a federal court in Florida. It was only the latest in a long series of high-dollar legal challenges Trump has brought ...

Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono, urging the Foreign Ministry to temporarily suspend Japan's mutual visa exemption agreement with Turkey, in light of disputes involving Kurdish residents in the ...

Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact on Thursday that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost ...