US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday pledged that Washington would use the full range of its arsenal, including nuclear weapons, to defend allies Japan and South Korea against North Korea...
Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel leotards opened an ice skating gala in Pyongyang to honour the late father of both...
A female suspect has been arrested in Malaysia in connection with the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother. Local police said that the woman was arrested at the airport in the...
Less than two days after the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, small girls in frilly pastel leotards opened an ice skating gala in Pyongyang to honour the late father of both...
South Korea has confirmed the killing of the brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, saying it could be a sign of the brutality of Pyongyang. Kim Jong-nam was killed in an apparent poison attack...
Japan's world number five Hideki Matsuyama is hoping a sexism row won't spell the end of Kasumigaseki Country Club as a venue for the 2020 Olympic golf competition. Matsuyama didn't wade into the...
The U. S. government strongly believes that North Korean agents murdered the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Malaysia, U.S. government sources said on Tuesday. American...
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam, has been killed with poison in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, reports say. Malaysian police said a North Korean man waiting at...
A billion-dollar Valentine's Day bounty is on the cards for Japan's retailers as women celebrate the festival of romance by stocking up on 'obligation chocolates' for men. February 14 is a huge...
The haunting silhouette of "Battleship Island" rises up from the sea, an abandoned testament to what was once the most densely populated city on earth. Thousands of men, women and children lived and...
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president. Mr Trump assured Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that “America stands behind...
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president. Mr Trump assured Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that “America stands behind...
Jiro Taniguchi, a legend in Japan's comic art of manga, died in Tokyo on Saturday at the age of 69, leaving behind an international following for his exquisite line drawing of scenes from everyday...
Reporters had plenty of time to snap President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shaking hands yesterday. Trump held on to Abe's hand for a full 19 seconds during their handshake....
After reportedly hitting it off in the Oval Office President Donald Trump and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe flew south to tee off on the golf course, meeting Saturday in Florida to discuss...
Japanese book editor Miho Takeshita is having an affair. But the recently married 30-year-old is not worried about getting caught -- her boyfriend only exists on a smartphone. Takeshita is a fan of...
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp (7203. T) and Suzuki Motor Corp (7269.T) appeared poised to unveil a wide-ranging partnership on Monday that could include the development of new technologies and...
The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” response. Mr Mattis spoke in South Korea, where he had...
The US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an "effective and overwhelming" response. Mr Mattis spoke in South Korea, where he had been...
The dollar recovered a little ground on Wednesday after recording its worst start to the year in three decades on concerns the United States was poised to ditch its two-decade-old "strong dollar"...
