Yoshihiko Noda, co-leader of the main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance (Chudo), attended a gathering in 2001 with ...

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

Human rights groups and religious organizations issued an emergency joint statement opposing xenophobia on Jan. 26 to deter ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan’s strategic alliance with the U.S. would collapse if Tokyo were to turn away from a ...

Official campaigning kicked off for a Lower House election that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called over “policies that ...

Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes ticked upward, buoyed by strong profit reports for some ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s support rate reached 29.4 percent ahead of the Feb. 8 Lower House election, up from ...

Four defectors who were lured to North Korea decades ago by propaganda that promised a "paradise on Earth" but turned out to ...

BEIJING--China made a major announcement over the weekend, saying it was investigating the army’s top general for suspected ...

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BANGKOK--Military-ruled Myanmar appears to have adopted the tactics of sanction-busting nations such ...

WASHINGTON--President Donald Trump said Monday he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the country’s national ...