SEOUL—The South Korean government has reportedly selected seasoned diplomats Lee Hyuk and Kang Kyung-wha as the country’s ...

While the family lived apart, Japan attacked the U.S. military base and airfields at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in December 1941.

Two extremely rare all-white killer whales were seen splashing in waters off Hokkaido in what tour operators say could be the ...

A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North ...

YOKOHAMA—Nozomu Kobayashi, who heads a Mitsui & Co. affiliate, is preparing to launch a clothing brand aimed at supporting ...

During a U.S. naval test off the California coast last month, which was designed to showcase the Pentagon’s top autonomous ...

TAIPEI--The son of a former Taiwanese legislator has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a scheme that ...

SEOUL--The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for ...

This is part of a series on hibakusha who responded to a survey by The Asahi Shimbun, The Chugoku Shimbun and The Nagasaki Shimbun on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings.

Babymetal, which was formed in 2010, has just released its fourth album. Veteran "metal kawaii" unit Babymetal has thrashed its way to a historical high on American music charts after the group's new ...

BANGKOK--Thailand’s billionaire Shinawatra family is bracing for a series of high-stakes court decisions starting Friday that could test its political resilience, with the prospect of an early ...

Around 10 percent of Japanese elementary and junior high school students have suffered health problems due to fragranced products such as laundry soap and perfumes, according to a current survey.