Major Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu on Nov. 14 began selling rice produced in Taiwan, which is about 20% cheaper than the ...

North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating mass prod ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu narrowly escaped defeat against talented No. 3 maegashira Atamifuji to extend his unbeaten start to the Kyushu ...

The party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, ac ...

From heat waves to torrential rain and forest fires, countries around the world have been hit by serious natural disasters ...

A Ferrari seized from a delinquent taxpayer has fetched an online public auction record of 171 million yen ($1.09 million), ...

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most pollut ...

Five Vietnamese men in Japan have been arrested for allegedly breaking into the home of a fellow citizen in the Chiba ...

The theme park Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in the city of Osaka announced on November 12 that it will open "Donkey Kong ...

Three people jointly filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government on Nov. 13, claiming that they were unfairly restricted ...

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 12 Lebanese rescue workers on Thursday inside a civil defense center in the eastern city ...

The Nikkei stock index snapped a three-day losing streak Friday as investors bought battered shares, while a weaker yen ...