KYOTO—The acclaimed Ikenobo school of traditional Japanese flower arrangement held its “Hatsuike” ceremony (first flower ...

The Nikkei 225 index opened 324 points higher on Jan. 6 and continued to rise as buying spread across a broad range of stocks ...

A bluefin tuna caught off Oma, Aomori Prefecture, netted a new record-high bid at the first auction of 2026 at the Toyosu ...

NAGOYA--Chubu Electric Power Co. on Jan. 5 acknowledged irregularities in the seismic safety assessment for its Hamaoka ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoided commenting on the Trump administration’s arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, ...

In her first news conference of the year, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sidestepped addressing whether she thought the U.S.

TAIPEI--Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan’s key infrastructure ⁠from hospitals to banks rose 6% in 2025 from ‌the previous year ...

SEOUL--Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema’s biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public ...

Troops were sent into the capital of another nation to detain its president and bring him back to face a trial. And the ...

A growing number of companies are introducing a matchmaking app called “Aill goen” as a fringe benefit for employees who are ...

The transformation of Vietnam’s Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops and the spicy Chinese and Korean dishes on ...

During the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis, Foreign Minister Tsutomu Hata sought to dispel concerns over a nuclear-armed ...