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 ...

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

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

Because same-sex couples, like those shown in the film, generally fear that their children will face discrimination and ...