MANILA – Four back-to-back typhoons pummeled the Philippines in 10 wild days of November. The storms followed 14 other typhoons to lash the archipelago last year, leaving its rescue teams...

WASHINGTON – U.S. agencies under President Donald Trump pushed ahead on Thursday on his orders to reshape the federal bureaucracy, scrapping diversity programs, rescinding job offers and sidelining more than...

Bangkok – A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom’s same-sex marriage law went into effect, among the first of hundreds expected to do so. Actors...

The National Police Agency on Thursday released new guidelines for undercover investigators who use fake identification cards to apply for yami baito, or shady part-time jobs, in an effort to...

Ami Onuki’s memories of her J-pop band Puffy’s early experiences in the U.S. market sound like scenes straight from a cartoon caper. The musician, 51, recalls playing shows with her...

South Korea’s economy continued to sputter last quarter after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law battered consumer confidence just as businesses and policymakers were already fretting about...

One year after Tomoko Tamura became head of the Japanese Communist Party, she faces tough questions about her leadership as the party prepares for this summer’s Tokyo assembly and Upper...

The Japanese Electrical, Electronic & Information Union said Thursday that its member unions will request a pay scale hike of at least ¥17,000 ($109) per month in the 2025 shuntō...

The Bank of Japan will raise rates on Friday, according to a report by Jiji Press that didn’t cite sources. If the central bank does, in fact, raise its short-term...