The Environment Ministry plans to decide around 2030 or later where to finally dispose of soil removed from the ground during decontamination work after the March 2011 disaster at Tokyo...

WASHINGTON – As U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown expands across the United States with more than 1,000 arrests per day, some workers are starting to wonder if they should...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) will send one of its Mogami-class frigates to Australia for joint military exercises in the coming days, Defense Ministry Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, as Tokyo...

Authorities in Japan are raising the alarm over a new, deceptively innocent social media scam that requires users to do one simple thing to earn some extra cash: take screenshots...

Japan is considering introducing a system that enables publicly traded and other stock companies to identify de facto shareholders who do not appear in shareholder lists but who effectively exercise...

BANGKOK – Thailand is setting its sights on becoming a global gaming hub, with plans to build a casino industry that generates billions in revenue, draws some of the biggest...

Labor unions at major Japanese automakers on Wednesday submitted their wage hike requests to the management side for this year’s shuntō spring labor-management talks. While the focus is on whether...

Disney is removing diversity from the criteria for determining manager compensation, saying leaders will now be assessed, in part, on how well they uphold company values and incorporate different perspectives....

China has removed a contentious buoy it placed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, Tokyo and Beijing said, in a move that could help clear the...