BEIJING/TOKYO--China and Japan gave conflicting versions of a maritime confrontation involving their coast guards and a ...

The ruling coalition partners on Dec. 1 agreed to push plans to reduce the number of Lower House seats by 10 percent, ...

Only one-quarter of fire departments in coastal areas at risk of tsunami damage from a Nankai Trough earthquake have compiled operational plans that take inundation forecasts into account, an Asahi ...

SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un highlighted the Air Force’s role in exercising nuclear war deterrence as he celebrated the Air Force’s 80th anniversary along with his young daughter, state ...

Seventy years ago today, on Dec. 1, 1955, a Black woman was arrested in the southern U.S. city of Montgomery, Alabama. Her name was Rosa Parks (1913–2005), a 42-year-old seamstress. Her quiet act of ...

KOBE--Syco Inc.'s garment made from aramid fibers and carbon fiber-reinforced plastic are already touted to protect the ...

Tourists wanting to join tea parties and try the combination of matcha powered green tea and yoga are flocking to the Matcha ...

After 40 years, the critically acclaimed film “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” finally got a screening in Japan, at the ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not retract her remarks on a Taiwan contingency involving Japan as she was grilled ...

OKINAWA, Okinawa Prefecture–A video showing an American civilian being slammed to the ground and detained by U.S. military ...

MANILA--Asian shares were mixed Friday in holiday-thinned trading as tech stocks slipped as a recent rebound driven by hopes ...

BEIJING--China’s first emergency space launch entered orbit after blasting off on Tuesday, as the country looks to plug ...