A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organization he has set up have the authority to identify ...

After decades in service, Taiwan’s Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jets are being retired as part of the island democracy’s ...

KYOTO—A group of geisha and their “maiko” apprentices gathered at Yasakajinja shrine here on July 3 for a traditional ritual ...

MANILA--Asian shares were mixed Friday after U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s July 9 tariff deadline.

KOBE—A Chinese woman is accused of illegally driving tourists from her home country to areas around the Kansai region for about two years without a taxi license.

NAHA—In a rare and significant move, senior officials from the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa Prefecture formally ...

TSU--For the time being, the Bank of Japan will hold off on interest rate hikes while it closely monitors developments in the ...

The leader of right-wing minor opposition Sanseito party called for a societal shift that encourages more women to stay home ...

In a major policy shift, the communication ministry will require social media and communication service providers to store ...

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture–A series of earthquakes that have rattled remote islands and put residents on edge here ...

LONDON—Akira Otani’s gangland thriller centered around two women is the first Japanese work to win the translation division ...

Emperor Naruhito hopes that his visit to Mongolia to commemorate Japanese wartime detainees who died there under harsh ...