It's presidential election day in South Korea. The vote is expected to be a showdown between the two major parties. NHK World ...

How real are esports? Some competitors in Japan say they can only win by becoming an athlete. And industry groups are working ...

A third-party panel set up by Fuji Television and its parent company says it will refrain from communicating with lawyers ...

Tuesday marks 34 years since a volcanic disaster killed 43 people in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan. To mark the ...

The 89-year-old mother of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korea has asked the government to commit itself to bringing back ...

Local authorities in Gaza say 27 people have been killed and more than 90 injured in an Israeli attack near an aid ...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has downgraded its growth forecast for the global economy this ...

The Philippines and the European Union have agreed to establish a security and defense dialogue amid geopolitical tensions in ...

Thailand has kicked off its annual month of celebrating the LGBTQ community as the country takes steps to ensure equal rights ...

Multiple media outlets in Australia say a Japanese soccer player in the country's top professional league has been arrested ...

Major Japanese convenience store chain Lawson says it will start selling rice obtained from the government in small packages ...

The Finance Ministry is considering ways to deal with a slump in Japan's super-long bonds, or those with maturities of more ...