Japan and the U.S. on Friday explored the possibility of a trade agreement, Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, told a briefing, while refraining from commenting how close they are to ...

Japan’s Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, was welcomed on Wednesday by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

UTSUNOMIYA—At 26, Koyo Matsuura has reached the average age of retirement for footballers, but the amateur player keeps ...

More families are wading into terraced paddy fields across Japan for the back-breaking work of growing rice under “part-time ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, have finalized a plan to provide cash to the public ...

Mysterious geometric patterns dubbed “underwater crop circles” are appearing on the seafloor as the spawning season of a ...

The new prime minister of Mongolia has pledged to address the economic demands of protesters after their daily rallies led to ...

China’s national security authorities in Hong Kong and the city’s police launched their first publicly known joint operation, ...

TORONTO--U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive Sunday for a Group of Seven summit in a country he has suggested should be ...

Asian shares were trading mixed early Thursday after Wall Street’s rally stalled as investors appeared not to react much to ...

People caught reselling rice for a profit, including the government’s emergency supplies, will face a fine or even ...

Markets in Asia opened lower early Friday while oil prices surged after Israel attacked Iran’s capital amid the ramping up tensions over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.