Tokyo shares tumbled on Monday. Concerns are growing that the Middle East conflict could drag on, drive crude oil prices even ...

The head of Japan's National Police Agency has instructed senior police officers across the country to ensure the security of ...

China's Foreign Ministry says it has imposed sanctions on a Japanese ruling party member who heads a cross-party group of legislators promoting exchanges between Japan and Taiwan.

An operation to manage wild brown bears has begun in a town in Hokkaido, northern Japan, where a fatal bear attack occurred ...

The Bank of Japan held its policy rate steady at its March meeting. But a summary of the gathering shows the Middle East ...

US President Donald Trump says his country is negotiating with Iran, and told reporters those talks are going "extremely well ...

China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reports that President Xi Jinping has invited the leader of Taiwan's largest opposition ...

A major Chinese airline resumed direct flights between Beijing and the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Monday for the first ...

Thousands of people gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday to protest Israeli and US attacks on neighboring Iran.

Analysts will be watching to see what impact the Middle East conflict and higher oil prices have had on Japanese corporate confidence in the upcoming Tankan survey. The Bank of Japan is due to release ...

The situation in the Middle East is causing shares to tumble in Tokyo. The Nikkei 225 stock index plunged more than 2,800 ...

People wearing samurai costumes and carrying torches have recreated a centuries-old spectacle in western Japan.