Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a ...

SEOUL--North Korea appears to have returned to an upright position its stricken Choe Hyun Class destroyer that partially ...

SEOUL--South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a ...

The traditional Misoma Hajime Sai ceremony, in which sacred trees are felled for timber to house Shinto deities at the famed ...

A 38-year-old man was arrested on June 3 on suspicion of sending a threatening parcel to The Asahi Shimbun’s bureau here that ...

Three major convenience store chains will begin selling older rice released from government reserves, with the first batch ...

Major League Baseball’s viewer numbers in the United States and Japan during the first two months of the season have seen ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited Okinawa Prefecture on June 4 ahead of the 80th ...

Shares advanced Wednesday in Asia after U.S. stocks drifted closer to their records, while U.S. futures edged lower.

The number of babies born in Japan in 2024 fell to a record low of 686,061, marking the first time the figure has dipped ...

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters on June 3 that the government is considering buying back stockpiled rice from ...

TOKYO/BEIJING--China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that two Japanese men killed last month in the northeastern city of ...