East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced plans for a new overnight express train connecting Tokyo with the northeastern ...

Masanori Kin ran for a seat in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly on a policy of eliminating discrimination and promoting ...

BANGKOK--Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office pending an investigation ...

The period of ultra-low interest rates that allowed the government to borrow to pay for vital policies and administrative services without worrying about possible side effects such as the interest ...

WASHINGTON--Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by ...

Following an unseasonably intense heat wave, last month was officially declared the country's hottest June since ...

Seeking relief from the brutal heat, I wandered into a botanical garden and found a cluster of “hangesho” (Chinese lizard's ...

BANGKOK--Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ...

WASHINGTON--The United States could reach a trade deal with India that would help American companies compete in the South ...

A rural police station is counting on older residents to persuade their grandchildren to come back to their hometown and work ...

KYOTO--With women’s universities across Japan increasingly shifting toward coeducation or shutting their doors, Kyoto Women’s ...

OSAKA—The master pyrotechnicians behind the Omagari fireworks festival, Japan’s most prestigious fireworks competition, lit ...