SEOUL--An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant after ...

Stone skipping may be considered a pastime or something one does simply to impress a date during a waterfront stroll. But for ...

A new government headed by newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba will be inaugurated on Oct. 1.

In “Battoman ni Eiko wo” (Crown of laurels for the batter), sports writer Junji Yamagiwa (1948-1995) wrote about the ...

HANOI--A Vietnamese fishing boat was attacked in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, claimed by both China and ...

North Korea condemned the United States and its allies Monday for “stirring up military confrontations still further” by ...

BEIJING--China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the ...

Wall Street closed its latest winning month and quarter with more records on Monday. The drift higher for U.S. stocks ...

A grape variety called Shine Muscat is helping to change perceptions that farming isn’t lucrative, say officials in Yamanashi ...

A one-story wooden hut atop  a mountain was where Japanese scientists huddled when they set out to study cosmic radiation in ...

It may be the end of the line for “Doctor Yellow” trains, but before they are retired in January train buffs might like to ...

SHIZUOKA—A court here on Sept. 26 found former death row inmate Iwao Hakamada not guilty of multiple murder, overturning a ...