The co-presidents of Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance say they will resign from their posts after the newly formed opposition ...

A Hong Kong court has given a 20-year prison term to the founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily in a ...

Japan reported a record current account surplus for the second straight year in 2025, partly thanks to a narrower trade ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company has reactivated a reactor at a nuclear plant in central Japan. TEPCO halted the initial process ...

Thailand's ruling Bhumjaithai Party is projected to gain the most seats in Sunday's general election. But it is unlikely to ...

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has stressed that the role of his country's army will be enhanced under a new five-year ...

The Liberal Democratic Party's election victory sparked a surge in broad-based buying of stocks in early Monday trading in ...

Age-related hearing loss is a risk factor for dementia, according to a report in the Lancet. In Japan, a unique rehabilitation program is helping people recognize words while wearing hearing aids.

Katayama Mari has earned international acclaim for her self-portraits with hand-sewn objects she made herself. She talks about her creative origins and producing work that challenges social norms.

Two years ago, on New Year's Day of 2024, a massive earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, leaving over ...

Rising temperatures due to climate change have affected the behavior of bees, with fewer bees and shorter pollination periods, posing a threat to agriculture that could lead to a food crisis.

Akan, in eastern Hokkaido, is renowned for its breathtaking winter landscape with majestic volcanic mountains and ice-blanketed lake. The area is home to an indigenous Ainu community, which has long ...