TOKYO — It is somehow fitting in a country known for longevity that one of Japan’s most prominent former leaders …
TOKYO — Japan’s ruling coalition appeared headed to an impressive win in national elections in what would represent an endorsement …
TOKYO—Japan’s ruling party approved a change in party rules Sunday that could pave the way for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe …
TOKYO – The Japanese comedian behind the viral hit “PPAP” is astonished by the global success of his “pen-pinapple-apple-pen” song. …
WASHINGTON—When President Barack Obama tours Hiroshima’s haunting relics of nuclear warfare, he will be making a trip that past administrations …
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — A tiny military exercise in the Philippines this week may presage something much bigger: the entry …
TOKYO — The damage from an overnight earthquake in a mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 winter …
TOKYO—It was, retired Japanese railway engineer Fumihiro Araki recalls, “like flying in the sky.” Zipping cross-country in a super-high-speed train …
TOKYO—Is it the Persian Gulf or the Arabian Gulf? Mount McKinley or Denali? Mumbai or Bombay? Some geographic names don’t …