FUKUI--Takato Ishida became the youngest governor in Japan following an election that was made necessary by the resignation ...

TAIPEI--American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective ...

Aonishiki’s victory at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 25--his second consecutive championship—heightened his ...

HANOI--South ‌Korean former Prime Minister Lee ‍Hae-chan, a veteran politician and influential fixture on the country’s road ...

More than 90 percent of tourists visiting the Tsukiji Uogashi area of the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo in recent years say ...

BEIJING--Kao Miura of Japan won the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Sunday in his final tuneup for the Milan ...

A 28-year-old Vietnamese who is a student at a university in Aichi Prefecture took advantage of a recent job fair held here ...

Five people died and 37 were injured in the heaviest snowfalls to hit Japan this season, and authorities warned about the continuing threat of avalanches and travel disruptions through Jan. 26.

Yuta Koinuma converted to Islam, married a woman from the world largest Muslim country and has searched for work related to ...

Seven political party leaders spoke about “the one thing they want to appeal for the most” at a Jan. 26 debate ahead of campaigning for the Feb. 8 Lower House election.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued heavy snow alerts for Ishikawa and Shiga prefectures over a high likelihood of ...

SEOUL--South Korea introduced on Thursday what it ⁠says is the world’s first comprehensive set of laws regulating artificial ‌intelligence, aiming to strengthen trust and ‍safety in the sector, but ...