Japan recorded a trade deficit of 2.76 trillion yen ($18 billion) in January, the Finance Ministry reported Wednesday, as ...

HONG KONG--Asia stocks were mixed Wednesday, as Chinese technology stocks faltered after a short-term rally.

MORIOKA—A skier, believed to be an American man, died after being buried in snow at a ski resort in Iwate Prefecture, police ...

Visitors with a sweet tooth to this historic city, fear not: Many specialty confections can be found in a single location day ...

Quarantine authorities are increasingly on alert for African swine fever (ASF), a pig disease with a nearly 100 percent ...

The usual breakfast fare was on the table—toast, fried eggs, Vienna sausages and, if a bit out of place, natto.

A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane on Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino pilot to warn by radio: “You are ...

Mizuho Bank Ltd. on Feb. 18 revealed it had disciplined and fired an employee several years ago for stealing tens of millions ...

Japan’s Seventh Basic Energy Plan, approved by the Cabinet on Feb. 18, indicates next to no qualms about a “return to nuclear ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is forecasting heavy snowfall predominantly in regions of Honshu facing the Sea of Japan as ...

WELLINGTON--The South Pacific country of Cook Islands on Tuesday unveiled the details of a deal with China to boost ...

BANGKOK--The main organization coordinating resistance to Myanmar’s military government says its forces have arrested 10 ...