A community in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita has set fire to a sacred tree as part of a ritual to wish for a ...

US President Donald Trump has touted his endorsement of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae as having played a role in her ...

China's harsh labor market is pricing many people out of the Lunar New Year holidays. Instead of seeing their families, they scrape by on whatever work they can get.

Tokyo police have rearrested a Thai woman on suspicion of forcing a 12-year-old Thai girl to work in Japan illegally, under ...

A number of prominent figures in the US business community are stepping down after the Justice Department released files ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is arranging to reveal in her policy speech this week her plan to speed up submission to the Diet of bills related to the consumption tax.

Japanese customs authorities confiscated more than 3 tons of illegal drugs in 2025, the most since 2019. It was the country's second-biggest drug seizure on record.

A Japanese association has expressed concerns about the possible unauthorized use of copyrighted characters in videos created ...

Candidates in Nepal's upcoming general election have hit the campaign trail ahead of next month's vote. The closely-watched ballot is the first since deadly protests toppled the previous ...

Representatives from across the political and business world are meeting in India for the AI Impact summit. This year a major focus is safety, a topic of growing concern for the fast-evolving sector.

Leste's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days. The move follows a decision by Timor-Leste to accept a criminal complaint against the junta for alleged war crimes.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Switzerland on Monday ahead ...