Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has presented one of Taiwan's highest honors to Japanese baseball legend Oh Sadaharu in ...

Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says he will resign as Harvard University professor. The announcement follows the ...

Tokyo police have arrested a 58-year-old Chinese man on suspicion of stealing a credit card and cash from a tourist's ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index marked its highest-ever close on Thursday for the second straight session. The result followed ...

In a record-long State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump boasted of major economic achievements, but fueled ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the high-level talks with Iran that are scheduled to be held on Thursday in Geneva ...

The United States and Iran have begun a third round of nuclear talks in Geneva amid increasing military pressure from Washington. The high-level indirect talks resumed earlier this month for the first ...

North Korean media report that leader Kim Jong Un has said Pyongyang will continue to pursue nuclear and missile development, ...

An exhibition of unique "hina" dolls featuring notable events such as the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is being ...

Department store sales in Japan rebounded in January, as robust domestic demand for luxury goods made up for a fall in ...

Japan's National Police Agency says more than 1,500 children became crime victims through social media platforms last year. The number of elementary school age was the highest in 10 years.

Japan's health ministry says preliminary figures show that the country recorded a little over 700,000 births last year, a new record low.