The Liberal Democratic Party has instructed its prefectural chapters to prepare lists of candidates seeking party endorsement ...

SEOUL--An independent counsel on Tuesday demanded the death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on ...

Japan's bankruptcy cases last year climbed to levels unseen in 12 years as rising raw material costs and intensifying labor ...

On a recent fall night, an abandoned suitcase sat next to a signboard warning of illegal trash disposal in four languages ...

Nearly 70 percent of school operators and educational boards, among other entities, throughout Japan failed to consult the ...

The Japanese yen tumbled to its weakest level against the U.S. dollar since July 2024 on Tuesday on concerns about looser ...

The opposition Democratic Party for the People may pull its support and oppose the new fiscal year's budget if Prime Minister ...

Reacting to reports of a possible snap election, the Nikkei 225 index closed at 53,549.16 on Jan. 13, up 1,609.27 points from ...

Japan’s Finance Minister ⁠Satsuki Katayama said she and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared concerns ‌over what she ...

Firefighters continued to battle a wildfire on Jan. 10 on Mount Ogiyama straddling the Yamanashi Prefecture cities of ...

WASHINGTON--Finance ministers from the G7 and other major economies met in ⁠Washington on Monday to discuss ways to reduce ...

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday, led by a rally in Japan after Wall Street hit more records. U.S. futures edged lower ...