As the turmoil in the Middle East drags on, concerns have been raised over shortages of naphtha, which is refined from crude ...

The Japanese government and ruling parties began coordinating on June 1 toward applying a two-year, limited consumption tax ...

Japan's antitrust watchdog on Tuesday searched the offices of five major Japanese temporary employment agencies on suspicion ...

Beginning June 1, anyone caught littering in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward could be hit with an on-the-spot fine of 2,000 yen (about ...

Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight, killing at least 11 people, injuring dozens and ...

Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts ...

Tokyo stocks fell on Tuesday, as investors locked in gains following recent rallies to record highs, while a rise in crude ...

North Korea did not list Takeshima, a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, as its territory on a map ...

Typhoon Jangmi is moving north toward Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu on Tuesday after battering Okinawa the ...

The government of this east Japan city has revealed that as of May 24 it had received some 43 million yen (approx. $269,700) ...

A municipal junior high school here was swindled out of about 10 million yen (around $62,600) from its internet banking ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he talked with ...