BANGKOK--The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 10,000 prisoners and reduced the sentences of ...

Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhist temple in Southern California.

The Japan Meteorological Agency on March 2 forecast heavy snowfall in the Kanto-Koshin region's mountainous and ...

Major Japanese shipping companies have suspended navigation through the globally crucial Strait of Hormuz amid the heightened ...

Japan is moving forward with plans to develop mines for rare earths in Africa as China tightens its export controls on the ...

Local digital currency systems are being used with increasing frequency, not only to boost local spending, but also to attract more “foreign” money from visitors, help address community issues and for ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized that Iran’s nuclear weapons program cannot be allowed, but she avoided giving her ...

The “Life in Venice” housing development, a multibillion-dollar replica of the Italian city on the Chinese coast, stands ...

Japan will not reappoint businessman Joichi Ito to a government committee on an entrepreneurship project when his term ends ...

LONDON/SYDNEY--Oil prices surged, the dollar jumped and shares slid on Monday as military conflict in the Middle East looked ...

The World Heritage site and national treasure Himeji Castle has introduced a new ticket pricing system with a much steeper ...

At a store selling North Face products in Tokyo's posh Harajuku district, each Baltro Light Jacket comes with a tag showing ...