Female free divers in the city of Wajima on the Sea of Japan coast have harvested seaweed at the start of the first regular ...

"Sazae" turban shells like to come ashore during moonlit nights. And the people of Yamagata Prefecture like to catch as many ...

The job hunting season has started in Japan for next year's high school graduates. A continued labor shortage is expected to ...

Inspectors in Thailand have concluded their probe into the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise during a March earthquake. The ...

A massive explosion occurred at a chemical plant in India's southern state of Telangana on Monday. At least 36 people died ...

A 10-year-old boy from Tokyo is among the people who are telling the stories of atomic bomb survivors in Japan.

A court in Manila has ruled that a former mayor is "undoubtedly a Chinese citizen," and disqualified her from holding public ...

Japan's government has officially endorsed the basic plan on measures for an anticipated massive earthquake in the Nankai ...

Media reports say US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in Washington Monday.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to remove most sanctions on Syria. Trump also directed Secretary of ...

A closely watched survey on business sentiment in Japan shows a slight improvement among major manufacturers, the first ...

The head of Hong Kong's government has vowed to keep society under tight control at a ceremony to mark the 28th anniversary ...