SEOUL – A motorcade carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived on Thursday at the Seoul Central District Court where the embattled leader is due to attend the...

LONDON – Russia, like U.S. President Donald Trump, covets Ukraine’s natural resources — and on the ground, its forces are closing in on a giant lithium deposit. Trump said this...

Democracy may be in decline around the world, but it’s on the rise in Japanese movie theaters. “Hypnosismic — Division Rap Battle — Movie,” which goes into wide release Feb....

The Osaka District Court sentenced a 28-year-old former hospital employee to life in prison on Tuesday for raping 10 girls between the ages of 8 and 12 and injuring them...

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. will buy a stake in an Australian iron ore project for $5.3 billion, in a bet that the global steel industry will need high-quality...

Seoul – Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal — a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge...

The ceremonies are complete, the celebrations are done, and now it’s time for sumo’s newest yokozuna to get down to the daily task of leading Japan’s national sport. Hoshoryu’s promotion...

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA – Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was charged on Tuesday with overseeing a plot to overturn his 2022 election loss with a coup, further complicating the far-right firebrand’s...

Major Japanese automakers are seeking strategies to handle tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose. If the tariffs are added to their product prices, the manufacturers will inevitably...