Police in Macao detained a man believed to be a prominent pro-democracy advocate on suspicion of colluding with outside ...

All tsunami advisories issued along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Okinawa were lifted at 4:30 p.m. on July 31, a day ...

Tsunami advisories issued along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Okinawa following the massive earthquake off Russia’s ...

SINGAPORE--The yen ticked slightly higher on Thursday after Japan’s central bank stood pat on rates in a closely watched ...

Hundreds of glowing lanterns floated across Chidorigafuchi moat in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 30 as part of a summer tradition to send off wishes and prayers into the tranquil waters.

BEIJING--The Chinese military announced Wednesday that it would hold an annual naval exercise and conduct a maritime joint ...

BANGKOK--An explosion at a fireworks workshop in central Thailand killed at least nine people on Wednesday, local officials said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency called for vigilance across the Kanto region as the ninth typhoon of the season looked set to pound the Izu island chain south of Tokyo as early as Aug. 1.

Tensions ran high among residents and visitors after tsunami warnings were issued along Japan’s Pacific coast on July 30 following a powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

自民党は31日、参院選の大敗をめぐり石破茂首相（党総裁）の退陣を求める党内意見が強まったことを受けて開く両院議員総会の日程を、8月8日に決めた。複数の党幹部が明かした。首相は総会で、引き続き続投への理解を求めるとみられる。

大阪・ 関西 万博でアンゴラ館の工事に携わった関西の下請け業者2社が、工事代金が未払いになっているとして、発注した業者の元経理担当者に計約5800万円の支払いを求めて31日、 大阪地裁 に提訴した。「担当者が代金を着服したのが原因」と訴えている。

国軍は年末年始に「自由で公正な総選挙」を実施して勝利政党に権力を委譲するとしているが、全国的な実施はほぼ不可能な情勢で、国軍は「段階的」に投票を行うとする。さらに、スーチー氏が率いた 国民民主連盟 ...