BANGKOK--China's economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President ...

Hong Kong's post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge ...

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HAMAMATSU—Actress Ryoko Hirosue, who is accused of injuring a nurse by kicking and scratching her at a hospital, was released ...

A problem-plagued train project based on Shinkansen technology in the U.S. state of Texas suffered an additional setback when ...

Village officials have released an unusual tourism guidebook aimed at alleviating overtourism problems and concerns in the ...

NAGOYA—Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) plans to add luxurious, semi-private seating areas to the Tokaido Shinkansen by ...

A northern city plans to promote Niigata Prefecture’s many local specialties--including its snow--at the Osaka Kansai Expo ...

The once-accessible process of designing a custom home is turning into a luxury option as Japan's carpenters join the growing ...

The humble rice ball, eaten in Japan for thousands of years, is seemingly more popular now than ever, with specialty ...

Vietnamese worker Ho Anh Duc could provide health insurance to his family back home in Vietnam thanks to a Japanese insurance company and Yamanashi prefectural officials.

With the price of rice skyrocketing, sake breweries are being left high and dry, struggling to procure raw ingredients as ...