To his supporters, former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai is a fighter for democracy. To the government, he is a traitor to ...

SINGAPORE--The yen strengthened in Asian trading on Monday after Japanese Prime ⁠Minister Sanae Takaichi swept to victory in ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to be pressed on her promised tax cuts and spending plans on Monday after a historic election win was seen heightening the chances ⁠of her delivering on ...

Voters overwhelmingly gave a mandate to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Feb. 8, sending her Liberal Democratic Party to its ...

Outside of the bustling winter months, the ski resort village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture boasts a modest population that ...

YOKOHAMA--A former quarantine site set up more than a century ago to stop the spread of infectious diseases will welcome a ...

BANGKOK--Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped 4.7% on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party ...

The Liberal Democratic Party’s lopsided victory was not the only record set in the Feb. 8 Lower House election.

MILAN--Japan took silver in the figure skating team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics, but Kaori Sakamoto said ⁠the squad ...

Japan's prime minister is a heavy metal music fan. She loves motorcycles and playing the drums, including with visiting ...

A golf resort here has used its off-season—and the accompanying heavy snowfalls--to turn around its business and perhaps save ...

MILAN--Madison Chock and Evan Bates ignited the ice with a commanding rhythm dance before teammate Alysa Liu followed with a ...