Leading confectionery maker Lotte Co. purchased a 100-percent stake in Dari K Co., a purveyor of fine chocolate products ...

The Yamanashi prefectural government announced Sept. 14 that it plans to charge fees for rescues by its disaster-prevention helicopters starting in September 2027. The announcement came as Yamanashi ...

NAHA—Genta Koja became the first Okinawa governor elected after expressing unconditional support for plans to relocate the ...

DUBLIN—President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial ...

Asian shares were trading mostly lower Tuesday, after artificial-intelligence stocks slid overnight. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged in morning trading but lost some of those earlier gains in ...

BANGKOK—Thailand and Cambodia’s foreign ministers exchanged opening statements in Singapore on Tuesday at the first meeting to settle a sea border dispute under a U.N. agreement on maritime law for ...

China’s military leadership is expected to outline its aims for ‌global security when it hosts its annual defense forum this ...

On Sept. 11, 2001, members of international terrorist group al-Qaida hijacked four passenger jets and flew into the World ...

The fate of the sharpest yen rally in 18 months rests on the Bank of Japan breaking free of its cautious rate-hiking path, though it risks a sharp reversal if the currency again succumbs to the forces ...

BEIJING—Japanese lawmakers met with senior Chinese officials here on Sept. 14 in an effort to mend bilateral relations, but it was not immediately clear if any progress had been made.

BEIJING—Beijing is banning the possession of drones within city limits in new rules announced Sunday that further tighten its ...

The earthquake data falsification scandal involving Chubu Electric Power Co.’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant casts a long shadow over the government’s scenario for a return to nuclear power.