With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Indonesian capital Jakarta soared from 33rd place in the ...

Reggae legend and Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff has died. He was 81. Cliff was known for helping to popularize reggae music ...

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With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone ...

Shohei Ohtani plans to play for Japan in next year’s World Baseball Classic, the two-way Los Angeles Dodgers star announced ...

Fed easing hopes have zoomed higher since New York Fed boss John Williams nodded late Friday to another cut next month.

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Despite decades of evidence on the toxic effects of lead battery recycling, companies opted not to act and blocked efforts to ...

The aftermath of the Second World War was incredibly chaotic and missing Japanese soldiers that turned up years later weren’t ...

Shaking off the second quarter’s volatility, equity markets marched steadily higher throughout the third. Read more here.

European and Asian shares have advanced, following U.S. stocks higher. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.1% as market ...

Team Japan captain Yushin Okami highlights Japanese bowing custom in Physical: Asia, expressing gratitude to international supporters while documenting the team’s performance and cultural respect.