The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate from around 0.75 percent to about 1.0 percent at an upcoming rate-setting meeting, as it prioritizes curbing inflation risks over an ...
SEOUL—North Korea accused the United States on Wednesday of expanding a “nuclear submarine alliance” that it said was undermining ‌global nuclear security, as the ⁠fifth anniversary of ⁠its AUKUS ...
Commuters faced major train disruptions to start the work week, with heavy rain forecast through Sept. 7, mainly along the Pacific coast of the Kanto-Koshin region. On Sept. 6, East Japan Railway Co. ...
RIYADH—Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of smoke were seen ‌near the city’s ...
Police have issued 2,147 “blue ticket” traffic citations nationwide just over a month after Japan introduced bicycle penalties on April 1, according to preliminary data from the National Police Agency ...
MANILA--Chinese coast guard ships used powerful water cannons on Sunday and rammed and slightly damaged an anchored ...
“Kerama mishi ga matsuge miran” is an Okinawan saying similar in meaning to the Japanese proverb “Todai moto kurashi” (It is often difficult to see what’s right in front of your eyes). The Okinawan ...
DAEJEON, South Korea—A team of South Korean and U.S. researchers has unveiled a robotic technology that allows a person to suit up without using their hands or ‌aid from others, with potential for ...
Venezuelan Griselda Gonzalez had trouble sleeping on the night of Jan. 2 because of asthma. The 59-year-old lived on the ...
YOKOHAMA—High school baseball pitching sensation Shoki Oda has scouts in Japan and the United States salivating over his ...
OSAKA—A projection mapping show celebrating the longstanding friendship between Japan and Italy began at Osaka Castle here on ...
BANGKOK—China’s new airfield in Laos is a work in progress, with satellite imagery showing many areas where construction ...