SEOUL--South Korea’s special prosecutor on Wednesday sought a 15-year jail term for former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not retract her remarks on a Taiwan contingency involving Japan as she was grilled ...

BANGKOK--The Southeast Asian regional bloc will find it difficult to re-engage with Myanmar even after its upcoming election, ...

NARA--The man accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he knew that many politicians other than Abe ...

The Asahi Shimbun was selected for the 2025 Tokyo Press Photographers Association Award based on the newspaper’s body of work ...

Chinese censors are apparently scrubbing citizens’ online views that diverge from Beijing’s official line concerning Prime ...

MUMBAI,--India said it had registered a strong protest with China over what it said was the arbitrary detention of an Indian ...

A review of the legal regulations as well as efforts by all the relevant government ministries are needed to eradicate the ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan will introduce a $40 billion supplementary defense budget to underscore its determination to defend itself, ...

Japan is trying to keep the feud from escalating but has shown no sign of backing down. That dovetails with how some other ...

OITA—A “fire whirl” was observed in the deadly conflagration that has devastated the Saganoseki district of Oita city.

Rising star Aonishiki was promoted to ozeki on Nov. 26, three days after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the first ...