Japan
Ireland Beat Japan 35-13 To Complete Tour Whitewash
Ireland overpowered Japan 35-13 on Saturday to finish with a perfect record in their three-game summer tour of the...
Japan Media Mourns Death of Cancer-Fighting Newsreader Mao Kobayashi
The death of a former newsreader who won acclaim for blogging about her breast cancer fight hit the headlines Saturday...
Japan’s Tanaka Gets Better of Darvish In MLB Clash
Masahiro Tanaka pitched eight scoreless innings and Yu Davish fanned 10 batters as the New York Yankees beat Texas 2-1...
India’s Srikanth Into Badminton’s Australian Open Semis
India's Kidambi Srikanth overcame compatriot Sai Praneeth 25-23, 21-17 to reach the semi-finals of badminton's...
US Navy To Hold Japan Memorial For Sailors Killed In Crash
The US navy said Friday it will hold a memorial ceremony for seven sailors killed when their destroyer collided with a...
North Korea Tests New Missile Engine
North Korea has tested a new rocket engine as part of its efforts to build a missile capable of reaching the American...
EU Leaders Seek Unity On Post-Trump Trade Dangers
EU leaders tackle the thorny topic of globalisation at a summit on Friday with deep divisions between proponents of...
Tokyo Zoo Announces Baby Panda’s Sex
A baby panda recently born in Japan is a girl, a Tokyo zoo said Friday, adding that the little cub appeared to be in...
Japan Politician Retracts ‘starve North Koreans’ Call
A Japanese governor has retracted his call for North Koreans to be "starved to death" if Pyongyang were to target his...
Compensation For Guam WWII Atrocity Survivors
The US government has launched a compensation scheme for survivors of Japanese atrocities in Guam, 73 years after...
WhatsApp Rises As A Major Force In News Media
WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the...
N. Korea Calls Trump A ‘psychopath’
North Korea on Thursday called US President Donald Trump a "psychopath" as tensions soar following the death of...
Taiwan’s Foxconn Says Toshiba Deal ‘not Over’
The head of Taiwan's tech giant Foxconn said Thursday its pursuit of Toshiba "is not yet over", a day after the...
Russell Crowe To Lead New Asian Film Jury In Australia
Hollywood star Russell Crowe will chair a jury to decide the best Asian production at Australia's annual film awards...
Troubled Airbag Maker Takata Plummets More Than Half
Takata shares plummeted by more than 50 percent in early trade Thursday on fears the troubled airbag maker plans to...
US and China Officials Meet Under North Korea Cloud
Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts Wednesday to seek a tougher line on North Korea's nuclear...
Luanda Pips Hong Kong As Costliest City
Angola's capital Luanda has overtaken Hong Kong to become the costliest city in the world for expats, Mercer's annual...
Headbanging Is No Good, Says X Japan Drummer After Surgery
The frenzied drummer who is the force behind rockers X Japan declared headbanging to be "no good" on Tuesday as he...
Top US Navy Commander In Japan Over Destroyer Crash
The US Navy's top commander visited Japan Tuesday to meet with the grieving families of seven sailors killed in a...