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

There are wins and there are losses. The difference between them can be unexpectedly large, or small yet heavy.

At least 46 people, mostly older individuals clearing snow, have died around Japan since heavy snowfalls started on Jan. 20, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Feb. 9.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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