A multinational team monitoring UN sanctions on North Korea has issued a warning against cyberattacks that are said to be ...

Blizzards are affecting parts of northern to western Japan, mainly on the Sea of Japan side. Weather officials are warning ...

Household spending in Japan rose in November for the first time in two months. Outlays on prepared meals and eating out ...

The Asian Development Bank estimates that 2.7 billion people have been lifted from extreme water insecurity over the past 12 ...

A bluefin tuna has fetched a record price of over 3 million dollars in the first auction of the New Year at Tokyo's Toyosu ...

Japan's labor ministry says that the country's real wages fell for the 11th straight month in November. Preliminary figures ...

Crude oil futures in New York rose about 2 percent in Monday intraday trading on worries a destabilized Venezuela may disrupt ...

A strong earthquake has struck western Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the magnitude-6.2 quake occurred in ...

Tax-free sales to foreign visitors fell at four major department stores in Japan last month compared with a year earlier. The ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange marked the first trading day of 2026 with a traditional ceremony and prayers for a prosperous year ...