Starbucks Coffee Japan announced Friday that it will replace paper straws with plant-based biomass plastic straws from January with the aim of reducing environmental impact and enhancing customer experience. The...

CHICAGO – Yoon Suk Yeol’s latest political gambit undoubtedly did not unfold as he expected. After abruptly declaring martial law on Dec. 3, South Korea’s scandal-plagued president was forced to...

The Supreme Court has finalized a lower court ruling ordering a publisher to delete its lists of areas where people discriminated against as descendants of the country’s feudal outcasts live...

It’s a familiar scene for Tokyoites. On a Friday night in a Shibuya convenience store, with the line several people deep and the bathrooms “out of order,” the person ahead...

Japanese actor and singer Miho Nakayama, known for starring in popular TV shows like “Mama wa Idol!” (1987) and “Kimi no Hitomi ni Koishiteru!” (1989) and for her early career...

Beijing – The NBA will return to China for the first time in six years with two preseason games in Macao between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns next October,...

Yuta Takahashi, 24, is working to secure the abolition of nuclear weapons through a group he launched that aims to carry on the wishes of a prominent atomic bomb survivor....

Istanbul – Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Turkey. In his...

The government is considering allowing investigators to create fake ID cards to infiltrate crime groups that solicit accomplices on social media for high-paying illegal work, known as yami baito, which...