A Chinese carrier strike group launched intense air operations near Japan over the weekend as the East Asian neighbors traded diplomatic barbs in an escalating dispute, further straining ties. The ...

Police in Kobe have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of robbing a convenience store after he called 110 and said he was going to commit a robbery. According to police, Hiroki Takano entered a ...

Japan’s economy contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, the government reported Monday, as exports suffered from the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and ...

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan totaled 9,372 in the January-November period, making it likely that the figure for 2025 will surpass 10,000 for the second consecutive year, a survey by a ...

Shares are mixed in Asia as investors tread cautiously ahead of an interest rate decision this week by the Federal Reserve. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Flaring Japan-China tensions also were ...

An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he was struck by a tree while trying to control a bushfire that had destroyed homes and burnt large swathes of bushland north of Sydney, ...

Hong Kong's election on Sunday saw a near-record-low turnout after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years prompted anger against its China-backed authorities, but voter participation edged higher ...

Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strategy in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency. Dmitry Peskov said the updated ...

Chef Tara Monsod of Animae in San Diego, Calif, which bills itself as a “wagyu steakhouse.” She says many restaurants co-opt the term “wagyu,” which can be misleading.

Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, the Thai military said on Monday, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S.

The sidewalk is turned yellow with leaves in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Monday.

A six-episode, behind-the-scenes Disney+ docuseries about Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and Rian Johnson’s third “Knives Out” movie, “Wake Up Dead Man,” are some of the new television, films, music and ...