The carcass of a dolphin believed to have bitten more than 50 swimmers along beaches in Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures was found drifting off the region’s coast, local authorities reported.

OSAKA—Visitors stranded in the sweltering heat at the Osaka Kansai Expo venue lashed out at organizers, saying they failed to provide adequate information or direction during the ordeal.

Japan's Nikkei share average breached the 43,000-mark for the first time on Wednesday, with the broader Topix index also ...

Educator Hama Omura (1906-2005), who was known as “Japan’s best teacher of the Japanese language” for her unique teaching ...

U.S. stocks ticked higher on Wednesday after a rally spurred by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates wrapped around the world.

SEOUL--Torrential rain battered South Korea’s greater capital region for a second day Thursday, leaving at least one person ...

SEOUL--The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed South Korean claims the North is removing ...

Koryo High School from Hiroshima withdrew from the 107th National High School Baseball Championship following criticism and ...

Chinese media representatives swarmed around a small-statured man as he apologized before a memorial monument on the ...

Two people were feared dead and four others were missing after heavy rain pounded northern parts of the main island of Kyushu ...

MANILA--The Philippine military on Tuesday blamed China for the collision of two Chinese navy and coast guard ships while ...

Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura was found guilty of a charge of indecent assault on a female interpreter in a Hong Kong ...