The Tokyo Metropolitan Fire Department says its ambulances transported 453 people with suspected symptoms of heatstroke on ...

An Indonesian woman indicted on the charge of abandoning the body of her newborn baby in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, has ...

Asking prices for used condominiums in Tokyo's 23 wards rose in June, but at a slower pace than seen in May. Real estate ...

Perilla oil has long been a staple of Korean cuisine, but now producers and fans of the nutty ingredient are touting its ...

Houthi rebels in Yemen say they carried out attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea for violating the naval blockade ...

South Korea's Samsung Electronics has unveiled its latest line of foldable smartphones. US rival Apple may release its own ...

South Korea's government says it has detained a Tanzania-flagged cargo ship after confirming the vessel violated UN Security ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu says he has spoken with his Chinese counterpart. The contact is the first between ...

A fish-feeding demonstration at an aquarium in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, is drawing widespread attention. A social media post ...

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has pointed to the need for a taboo-free nuclear debate. He spoke to reporters on ...

Japan is braced for another day of punishing heat on Thursday, with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius in some ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi have discussed arrangements for Chinese ...