Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he won’t resign because he has work to do, in comments to Liberal Democratic Party ...

Rank-and-filer Kotoshoho stole the spotlight in the first tournament featuring two yokozuna in four years, capturing his first top-division championship on July 27 at the newly relocated Nagoya Grand ...

SEOUL--The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by South Korea’s new liberal government, saying Monday that North Korea has no interests in talks with South Korea ...

BEIJING--China’s famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds and temple assets.

Just over half of Japanese voters approve of the surge by Sanseito, an Asahi Shimbun poll found, after the party known for ...

Some 2,300 medical institutions and 7,300 welfare facilities are at risk of flooding in a tsunami triggered by the ...

A 24-year-old Vietnamese man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing and robbery of a woman and the injury of ...

An exhibit showcasing the psychological trauma that Imperial Japanese Army troops suffered during the Pacific War has opened ...

The chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to a hibakusha organization last year, ...

BANGKOK--Stock markets in Asia were mixed on Monday after U.S. stocks rose to more records as they closed out another winning ...

WASHINGTON--When top U.S. and Chinese officials meet in Stockholm, they are almost certain to agree to at least ...

Voters narrowly support Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba remaining in office despite heavy election losses, an Asahi Shimbun ...