Progress toward peace talks and oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway remain halted.

Japanese crime, mystery and horror have hit their stride with English readers, offering a complement and counterpoint to ...

Those paying respects early Saturday included Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi — a regular visitor — and senior members of ...

Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern ...

President Lee Jae-myung pledged to “broaden the scope of cooperation for mutual benefit and work together to address shared ...

Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi struck a conservative tone at Japan’s annual memorial for its war dead, highlighting the country’s role as a dependable Indo-Pacific partner while omitting the word ...

In a document recently sent to members, the U.S. asks a series of questions that gauge support for U.S. President Donald ...

Japan is considering how to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the Northern Territories, a group of Russian-held islands off the east coast of Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan.

Efforts have been made to preserve the history of public housing for Japanese returnees from former Manchuria and elsewhere ...

East Asia’s summers are becoming hotter and longer, and such “personal cooling” has become a ubiquitous part of daily life.

The so-called defense primes are aiming to offer options beyond the costly, complicated and slow-to-produce “exquisite” ...