BEIJING/SYDNEY--A Chinese paraglider’s account of having been unwittingly swept into a thundercloud and dragged 8 km (5 miles ...

BEIJING--China on Sunday denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him ...

SEOUL--Months of a political drama in South Korea is drawing to a close with the country poised to elect a new president this ...

When then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree plunged South Korea into chaos, it plummeted sales at Park Myung-Ja’s ...

In the battle for financial survival, some sumo stables are inviting overseas groups of tourists to watch their morning ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin brought Akie Abe, the widow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to tears with his words as ...

The Japan Sumo Association launched a new era in the sport on May 28, making Onosato's promotion official to the highest rank ...

Hundreds of dancers from northeastern Japan will descend on the Osaka Kansai Expo site in mid-June to showcase the flavor of ...

SAKAI, Osaka Prefecture--City authorities gave the go-ahead for trial balloon rides at ancient burial grounds here from early ...

YOKOSUKA--Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan is banking on its latest “e-Power” technology for a turnaround.

Melted fuel debris retrieved from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant differed in several ways from an earlier sample and could ...

Stockpiled rice sold by the government directly to retail companies hit store shelves on May 31 and long lines of customers were waiting to buy the cheaper grain. Supplies quickly sold out.