HELSINKI--Finland's far-right Finns Party said on Thursday it had reprimanded two of its lawmakers who posted derogatory ...

Yuriko Koike, the conservative governor of Tokyo, clinched a victorious third term on July 7 in a crowded election held in ...

WASHINGTON--The U.S. extended on Wednesday a waiver allowing oil sales from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project through June 18 next year, a move that likely allows production of liquefied natural gas from ...

Apple on Wednesday said it has opened iPhones to alternative app stores in Japan to comply with new laws aimed at stoking competition in that country's smartphone market.

Tourists flock to the Kotoku-in Buddhist temple here to marvel at and shoot photos of the Great Buddha of Kamakura, one of ...

The government has finalized plans to end subsidies to large-scale solar power stations, given the declining production costs ...

BANGKOK--Thailand will hold an early election on Feb. 8, the country’s election regulator said Monday, days after Prime ...

The government will require individuals to declare their nationality for property transfers and purchases of forest land ...

KYOTO--A European-style cake that was likely a favorite of warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) has been revived despite a dearth ...

The Upper House on Dec. 16 passed the supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2025, the first compiled by the Sanae Takaichi ...

KYOTO—The character for “kuma” (bear) is the kanji of the year, a not unexpected choice that narrowly edged out the character ...

Sales of “recovery wear,” clothing marketed as promoting blood circulation and easing fatigue through the effects of ...