Japan's Diet convened for an extraordinary session on Thursday. Key issues for debate are political funds reform and a draft ...

Asian shares were subdued on Thursday and the dollar was on the defensive after U.S. data showed progress in slowing ...

The dollar came under extra pressure after revised data showing gross domestic product rose at a 2.8% rate in the third ...

Japan’s new, minority government has launched a now nearly annual attempt at stimulating its economy—this time toying with ...

A strong earthquake has struck Japan’s north-central region of Noto that’s still recovering from a deadly quake early this ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday that he would ask companies to raise wages significantly during next ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left government wants to pass the bill into law by the end of the parliamentary year ...

Japan and the U.S. aim to compile a joint military plan for a possible Taiwan emergency that includes deploying missiles, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.

Seaweed is an essential ingredient in classic Japanese dishes, such as miso soup and simmered vegetables. In the past, some ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of foreign ministers from ...

Japan is offering taxi and bus license exams in other languages to attract more foreign drivers amid a manpower shortage.

Russia fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile known as "Oreshnik," or Hazel Tree, at Ukraine on Thursday ...