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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday that the two countries ...

Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) ...

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