A mayor in western Japan announced his bid to become governor of Tokyo, saying he felt a strong sense of crisis over the ...

SEOUL--North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered accelerated production to strengthen the country's nuclear force more rapidly, ...

Canada said it granted refugee status to two Japanese women last September due to widespread discrimination they faced in ...

The Tokyo High Court upheld a lower court decision that ordered the central government to pay 1.65 million yen ($10,600) to ...

The young man who attacked a Malaysian police station and killed two officers was a recluse and believed to have acted on his ...

Police on May 17 arrested leaders of political organization Tsubasa no To over unruly and obnoxious behavior that hindered ...

BEIJING--Russian President Vladimir Putin focused on trade and cultural exchanges Friday during his state visit to China that ...

SEOUL--North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, ...

SEOUL--The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again denied Friday that her country has exported any ...

A senior member of yakuza was arrested for allegedly stealing Pokemon cards near Tokyo in April, a case seen as an example of ...

YOKOSUKA--A U.S. Navy strike group’s flagship aircraft carrier left its Japanese home port on Thursday, wrapping up nearly ...

LOS ANGELE--It's Shohei Ohtani Day in Los Angeles. The Japanese two-way superstar was honored at Los Angeles City Hall on ...