NEW YORK--Haruki Murakami was in town last week to hear his words set to music and his praises literally sung.

The twin giant pandas born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo are scheduled to return to China in late January 2026, according to sources, ...

SEOUL--Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting an armed aggression to create ...

Former city assembly member Kazuya Sugimoto was elected Ito mayor on Dec. 14, as voters sent a strong message that they want ...

How long does the government intend to continue with the process of ignoring opposing views and accumulating fait accompli?

MANILA--Chinese coast guard ships used powerful water cannons and blocking maneurs against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a ...

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark ...

To his supporters, former media mogul Jimmy Lai is a fighter for democracy. To his opponents, he’s a traitor to his ...

BANGKOK--Myanmar’s military regime appealed to the international community on Sunday to take back hundreds of foreigners who ...

FUKUOKA--A 30-year-old man was arrested on Dec. 15 on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with two back-to-back knife ...

KYOTO—The character for “kuma” (bear) is the kanji of the year, a not unexpected choice that narrowly edged out the character ...

Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city ’s once-diverse political landscape.