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

A University of Tokyo professor was arrested on suspicion of accepting about 1.8 million yen ($11,700) in bribes, including ...

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

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

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

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

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

Official campaigning kicked off for a Lower House election that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called over “policies that could deeply divide the nation.” “Above all, what we need now is economic ...

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 ...

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