A private-sector panel highlighted various problems with Japan’s capital punishment system, including the possibility of ...

The steam of miso soup comforts me at this time of year. I received my miso from my friend Masami Horie in Shiga Prefecture, ...

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has made many countries anxious and recalculating where they stand with the U.S., ...

I imagine that many of the people who watched live coverage of the U.S. presidential election results last week, expecting a ...

Allegations of insider trading recently emerged against two officials working for stock market regulating bodies.

CHANGCHUN, China--Crouch through the small metal door and walk down the dark tunnel, and even before you step into the ...

A research institution here has developed the world’s first automated manufacturing equipment to create next-generation ...

OSAKA--Like a guardian looming over Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, a life-size Gundam statue has appeared on the site.

Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques dating ...

MANILA, Philippines--The Philippine government said Wednesday its law enforcement agencies will be bound to cooperate if the International Criminal Court seeks the custody of former President Rodrigo ...

The Indonesian and Australian militaries began joint combat drills off Indonesia’s main island of Java on Wednesday with ...

Several international airlines canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali on Wednesday as an ongoing ...