SEOUL – When South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cited claims of election hacking and “anti-state” pro-North Korean sympathizers as justification for imposing a short-lived martial law, right-wing YouTuber Ko...

The CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s main banking arm, MUFG Bank, apologized Monday over the theft, allegedly by a managerial employee, of valuables worth over ¥1 billion ($6.5 million)...

NEW YORK – The U.S. fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani appears to be backed by documents that will help prosecutors make a strong case, legal experts said, but...

With the English release of Haruki Murakami’s most recent novel, “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” now may be a good time to revisit an old favorite set in the...

Tokyo Police have arrested a 44-year-old Finance Ministry official for alleged “upskirting” photography at a train station in Tokyo. The ministry official, Yasutaka Yoneta, who is also a temporary associate...

Manila – The Philippines on Monday ratified a key defense pact with Japan, which allows them to deploy troops on each other’s soil, with the countries boosting ties amid China’s...

Zakir Hussain, a peerless Indian tabla player who transcended genres and brought classical Indian music to a global audience, died Sunday. He was 73. He died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will attend a memorial ceremony on Jan. 17 to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in western Japan, the Imperial Household...

The opposition Democratic Party for the People’s tax chief on Monday hinted at the possible termination of discussions with the ruling bloc over the lifting of the minimum annual taxable...