NEW YORK--Haruki Murakami was in town last week to hear his words set to music and his praises literally sung.

How long does the government intend to continue with the process of ignoring opposing views and accumulating fait accompli?

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark ...

The twin giant pandas born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo are scheduled to return to China in late January 2026, according to sources, ...

Former city assembly member Kazuya Sugimoto was elected Ito mayor on Dec. 14, as voters sent a strong message that they want ...

MANILA--Chinese coast guard ships used powerful water cannons and blocking maneurs against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a ...

To his supporters, former media mogul Jimmy Lai is a fighter for democracy. To his opponents, he’s a traitor to his ...

BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military regime appealed to the international community on Sunday to take back hundreds of foreigners who ...

FUKUOKA--A 30-year-old man was arrested on Dec. 15 on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with two back-to-back knife ...

Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city ’s once-diverse political landscape.

With concerns over U.S. tariff policies easing, business confidence among Japan’s major manufacturers improved for the third consecutive quarter, according to the Bank of Japan’s tankan survey ...

KYOTO—The character for “kuma” (bear) is the kanji of the year, a not unexpected choice that narrowly edged out the character ...