The suicide rate among elementary school pupils has surged in recent years and tends to spike in the April to June period, ...

BANGKOK--A Thai-Chinese company denied Monday allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide ...

MANILA--Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills Monday that include repelling an island ...

BANGKOK--Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across ...

OSAKA--After sunset when Osaka’s central Umeda district dazzles with vibrant neon lights, visitors head upward to enjoy the ...

Sophia Fukushima thought she was “rather bad” at writing essays, but last summer she decided to put into words something that ...

Okinawa prefectural police and U.S. service members conducted a joint patrol here near the U.S. Kadena Air Base late on April ...

A cherry blossom viewing party held here on March 30 was not a typical “hanami” event, given its theme of “avoiding death.” ...

The humble rice ball, eaten in Japan for thousands of years, is seemingly more popular now than ever, with specialty ...

Japan was first up among nations around the world in negotiations with the United States over high tariffs unilaterally ...

With the price of rice skyrocketing, sake breweries are being left high and dry, struggling to procure raw ingredients as ...

Asian shares were mixed on Monday following the Easter weekend holiday, with some markets still closed. U.S. futures were ...