When a Japan Post worker was ordered to swap his motorbike for a bicycle in 35-degree heat, it reignited debate about ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index set an all-time high on Monday, finishing above the 49,000 mark for the first time. This came ...

A centrist candidate is set to become Bolivia's next president, marking a change of government and signaling a likely shift ...

Major retail brand Muji has suspended online sales in Japan after an e-commerce platform it uses for deliveries suffered a ...

The grounds of Saidaiji Temple in the city of Nara, western Japan, feature a daycare and kindergarten. And once a year, the ...

The Trump administration says US forces attacked a vessel associated with a Colombian leftist rebel group and also involved ...

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko turned 91 years old on Monday. The Imperial Household Agency says the Empress Emerita has ...

Tensions between Washington and Beijing have found a new flashpoint: shipbuilding. Both sides imposed port entry fees on the ...

Tokyo's benchmark stock index marked a fresh intraday record on Monday, topping 49,000 for the first time as uncertainties ...

The mayor of a Japanese town of only 800 people is having to make tough choices on which programs to cut to keep key services ...

Buying by foreign investors likely drove the hefty gains on Japan's stock markets earlier this month amid optimism about new ...

The head of Japan's biggest corporate lobby is expected to urge the World Trade Organization to carry out reforms that can ...