Futaba, Fukushima Pref. – Overtourism in Japan has been a major point of tension — and even outright conflict — in 2024. But what if those tourists could help local...

Japanese supermarket chain Ito-Yokado will reduce its number of permanent employees by around 1,000, or nearly 20% of its workforce, by the end of February 2026, people familiar with the...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, raised the most political funds among leaders of six of the country’s major political parties in 2023, according to...

Koror, Palau – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Friday he was “confident” of deeper cooperation with the next Donald Trump administration, a day after his call with U.S. Republican House...

East Japan Railway (JR East) said Friday that it has applied for government approval to raise its fares by 7.1% on average in March 2026 as it struggles with higher...

Alexandre Pantoja will defend his UFC flyweight title in the final pay-per-view card of the year when he takes on the debuting Kai Asakura in the main event of UFC...

For many South Koreans, this week’s dramatic events were their first real-life brush with the nation’s history of military dictatorship. That’s why millions turned to a year-old movie on Netflix...

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates and continue to phase out its controversial stimulus program, Yoshihiko Noda, the leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP),...

The Liberal Democratic Party will hold a meeting on Dec. 20 to discuss the use of social media in election campaigns for lawmakers and local assembly members. Ahead of major...