The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that ...

A memorial ceremony was held here on Jan. 1 to mourn victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake and the heavy rains that both ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her New Year’s address, pledged to “carry out necessary reforms without fearing change” to ...

Emperor Naruhito, joined by Empress Masako and other imperial family members, greeted well-wishers from the balcony of the ...

In its 2025 report, V-Dem, a Swedish independent research organization, concluded there were more dictatorial states (91) ...

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SEOUL/BEIJING--Chinese President Xi Jinping will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on a state visit starting on ...

Residents of at least one prefecture are not looking over their shoulders as a steady stream of bear sightings are reported ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is forecasting heavy snow across parts of Japan through early Jan. 3 and warned of potential ...

Tsuyoshi Maruoka, a Ph.D. student specializing in chemical ecology, found a pleasant surprise from a container of ...

A 5-year-old boy died after falling on an outdoor escalator at a ski slope here and getting his right arm caught in the ...

NingNing, a Chinese member of South Korean girl group aespa who has come under fire in Japan over a social media post ...