The widow of a man sexually abused by the late founder of a famed talent agency said the negative reverberations continue one ...

Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day earlier.

BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military government launched a nationwide census Tuesday, saying it will be used to compile voter lists ...

The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating ...

A fossil discovery by Yoshihiko Saka when he was a schoolboy 33 years ago was likened to “winning the jackpot” after museum ...

GOKASE, Miyazaki Prefecture--Japan’s southernmost ski resort will reopen for business for the first time in three years on ...

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

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

Women’s soccer is on a high in Asia in the wake of some World Cup performances that captivated nations, raising expectations ...

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

Passengers who were on the same platform at JR Tokyo Station 60 years ago got a sense of deja vu when seeing off a departing ...

Shigeru Ishiba was elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 27, reaching the top of the ladder in ...