Tokyo ranked third for a ninth consecutive year in the Global Power City Index released by the Mori Memorial Foundation on Tuesday. London and New York retained the top two...

SEOUL – For pub owner Jun Jung-sook, Seoul’s once-vibrant Nokdu Street is not what it used to be when people queued for a table to end their day with Korean...

The Ground Self-Defense Force said Tuesday it will suspend flights of its fleet of V-22 Osprey transport aircraft for the time being, after the U.S. military temporarily halted flights of...

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday morning that it had detected 53 Chinese military aircraft and 19 navy and coast guard vessels operating around the island over the past 24 hours,...

1991 was a year in which there was hardly time to catch your breath, as seminal moments in history and popular culture seemed to arrive on a near weekly basis....

When the mayor of Shijonawate, a small city in Osaka Prefecture, decided against running for a third term in the Dec. 22 election, he had an idea. In an unprecedented...

Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino, plans to enroll at the University of Tsukuba come April next year, sources said Wednesday. The 18-year-old, who is second in...

East Japan Railway (JR East) announced a 10-year plan Tuesday to dramatically revamp Suica services, including functions such as automatic walk-through ticket gates, cashless payments of over ¥20,000 and person-to-person...

Bain Capital is increasing its offer for Fuji Soft with a bid that values the Japanese software company at $4.3 billion, extending a rare battle with KKR in the country’s...