Under Japan’s public health care system, medical fees are capped at a certain threshold to make the service relatively affordable for all residents. However, as rising medical costs strain the...

Amid high prices for rice resulting from supply bottlenecks, the government said Friday it will start releasing 210,000 metric tons of the staple grain from its emergency stockpile in March...

Japanese people’s sentiment toward China and South Korea improved in 2024, according to results of a survey by the Cabinet Office released Friday. In the survey, 14.7% of all respondents...

Beijing – China accused Australia on Friday of deliberately provoking it with a maritime patrol in the disputed South China Sea this week, saying the latter was spreading “false narratives,”...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has pledged to boost military spending, a move aimed at showing U.S. President Donald Trump that the self-ruled island is committed to defending itself from China....

Japan has begun talks with the United States to find out the details of U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned reciprocal tariff measures, as the Asian nation braces for potential fallout....

Ten-year-old Tangelo lost his home when his family was transferred overseas. When he first came to ARK, he was a bundle of nerves. But thankfully, he settled in quickly enough...

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will hold his first trilateral meeting with his counterparts from the U.S. and South Korea on Saturday, on the sidelines of a major multilateral security conference...

SILVERSTONE, England – McLaren’s Lando Norris is ready to take the fight to Max Verstappen after driving his new car for the first time on Thursday. Norris, the Formula One...