PYONGYANG – North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that failure to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear...
– PYONGYANG – North Korea marks the founding anniversary of its military on Tuesday, and South Korea and its allies are bracing for the possibility that...
– BANGKOK – A Japanese woman wanted by Kumamoto police for allegedly defrauding dozens of people out of millions of yen was arrested Wednesday after being...
– TOKYO – The U.S. will not relent until it achieves its objective of ensuring the Korean Peninsula is free of nuclear weapons, Vice President Mike...
– UTSUNOMIYA – Seven high school students and one teacher are dead and 30 more injured by an avalanche in Japan’s northeastern,Tochigi Prefecture, local authorities...
– TOKYO – United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on North Korea Thursday to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, saying the isolated...
. . KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian authorities on Thursday announced the arrests of two more suspects in the death of the North Korean leader’s half brother,...
. . SOUTH CHINA SEA – China’s sole aircraft carrier, accompanied by a group of Chinese warships entered the top half of the South China Sea...
. . FUKUSHIMA – A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter off Fukushima Prefecture occurred at 5:59 a.m. Tuesday, sending a strong jolt throughout the...
. . MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent calls for a “separation†from the United States and for U.S. troops to exit the Philippines within...
. . MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he wants US troops out of his country in the next two years and is willing...
. . MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out anew at the United States on Tuesday and said it could forget a bilateral defense deal...
. . KURAYOSHI – A powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake in Kurayoshi, Japan knocked loose roof tiles, toppled store shelves and caused power outages Friday afternoon, but...
. . TOKYO – According to a new study that highlights concerns about demographic challenges in Japan, people aged 18 to 34 found 42% of men...
. . TOKYO – Mark up another first for North Korea – two nuclear tests in one year. And that’s not all. With leader Kim Jong...
. . PYONGYANG – North Korea said it conducted a “higher level” nuclear test explosion on Friday that will allow it to finally build “at will”...
TOKYO – Typhoon Lionrock slammed into northern Japan on Tuesday evening, threatening to bring floods to an area still recovering from the 2011 tsunami. Typhoon Lionrock...
. For the Olympics, it’s so-long Sotuh America and hello Asia, the next three Olympics are headed for relatively calmer ports of call in South Korea,...
. . RIO DE JANEIRO – Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the...
. . MANILA – Japan and the Philippines joined forces on Thursday to call on China to observe the rule of law in resolving maritime disputes...