OSAKA -- As more Japanese people take their plush toys out in public, dress them up and post photographs of themselves with ...

Pakistan's decision to join the U.S.-led "Board of Peace" initiative for Gaza has stirred debate among officials, politicians ...

BANGKOK -- The number of Japanese restaurants in Thailand fell for the first time in 2025, reflecting both an economic ...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Defense released its long-awaited 2026 National Defense Strategy on Friday night, in ...

The "Rapid" train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai takes nearly 14 hours. It is the service most online commentators insist you ...

MUMBAI -- India's QR code payment network is gaining footholds beyond its borders, with Japan among the countries looking to ...

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor announced on Friday that it will sell an assembly plant and a stamping plant in South Africa to Chery ...

LONDON -- Chinese soccer fans have had little to celebrate in recent years, but that changed this month as the country ...

TOKYO -- Almost all of Japan's political parties now call for cutting the national sales tax, or doing away with it ...

PALO ALTO, California -- The Port of Los Angeles, a gateway to the U.S. market for goods from Asia, recorded its ...

NEW YORK/LONDON -- The yen rose sharply against the dollar in volatile trading Friday, hitting the 155 yen range as currency ...

OSAKA -- Osaka Steel will cease operations at Indonesian subsidiary Krakatau Osaka Steel due to a sharp decline in demand ...