Forest fires continued to devour wilderness and threaten communities in three mountainous prefectures on March 1 as ...

If the entire population were to try to hold two weeks’ worth of “inventory,” simple calculations indicate a demand of about ...

Students in Bangladesh who led a mass uprising to topple former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last summer are now diving into ...

BEIJING--Beijing said on Friday it opposed President Donald Trump’s latest threat to slap an extra 10% duty on Chinese ...

The founding family of the company that is now Seven & i Holdings Co. has abandoned a buyout plan to prevent a hostile ...

Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets and new clothes and taking part in traditional festivities as millions mark the ...

The building housing Studio ALTA, the iconic meetup spot in Tokyo’s garish neon-lit Shinjuku entertainment district, has gone ...

The government’s decision to release stockpiles of rice has failed to stem surging prices of the Japanese staple in central ...

A JR express train was filled to 60-percent capacity when it left Sapporo Station for Shimukappu in the central part of ...

About 1,600 firefighters from 12 prefectures in eastern Japan were battling a forest fire here on the afternoon of Feb. 28.

SEOUL--North Korea said Friday it had test-fired strategic cruise missiles to demonstrate its nuclear counter-attack ...

KAWASAKI—A once-thriving neighborhood association in a district lined by high-rise apartments here is expected to be ...