South Korean media say investigators arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol early Sunday morning over his short-lived imposition of ...

The US Treasury Department says it will take "extraordinary measures" from January 21, so that government debt will not ...

Fallout continues from a scandal involving a woman and popular TV personality Nakai Masahiro, who is best known as a former member of the disbanded pop idol group, SMAP.

The US Federal Reserve says it has withdrawn from an international network of financial authorities focused on climate change ...

A Japanese government opinion poll shows the proportion of people who cited "disaster preparedness" as an area that is ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has held talks with former US Vice President Mike Pence, apparently hoping to strengthen ...

More than 490,000 applicants for universities in Japan have begun the two-day standardized entrance examinations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed a comprehensive strategic partnership ...

Japanese pitching star Sasaki Roki says he has agreed to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He had been aiming to move to a ...

The Seoul Western District Court held a review on Saturday to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon was present for the proceedings which lasted ...

Popular video-sharing platform TikTok is on the brink of being banned in the United States, as the Supreme Court upheld the law on Friday, citing national security concerns. The final decision on the ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from January 17, Day 6 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.