J-pop is a tough sell overseas, but in recent years more musicians are challenging that perception and finding success abroad ...

SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China on Saturday, inaugurating a new bridge that connects the two countries ...

Food makers are upgrading their snack products into nutrient-rich substitutes for meals, targeting consumers who are short on ...

BANGKOK--The son of Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that when he finally got to speak with his mother, ...

Yuri Yoshida won the LPGA South Korea tournament holding off Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi in a close finish at Pine Beach Golf ...

Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai overcame self-doubt to win the women’s title in the Grand Prix de France for the second ...

Pickleball, a sport often called a miniature version of tennis, has gained so much in popularity in Japan that the country ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency apologized Oct. 16 after issuing an emergency warning for an earthquake that was erroneously estimated as the most powerful in recorded history. “We issued an emergency ...

Sekihara, 41, and the colleague left the megabank and co-founded Nakaral, a startup based in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward. Nakaral gives parents a more hands-free approach to bringing their children to ...

The government on June 24 announced details of Japan’s Growth Strategy that is topped by a public- and private-sector investment of 102 trillion yen ($630.7 billion) for artificial intelligence and ...

Japan’s unpopular revisions to the Imperial House Law that reinforce the male-only succession rules took effect on Oct. 24. The new rules are expected to bring historic changes to Japan’s ...

The Japanese government concealed the U.S. military’s acknowledgement in 2023 that two of its bases were likely sources of PFAS contamination in Okinawa Prefecture, sources said. Okinawa Prefecture ...