Asahi Group Holdings says it will acquire the East African business from British alcoholic beverage company Diageo, the maker ...

The Bank of Japan kicks off its two-day policy meeting on Thursday. Policymakers are considering raising interest rates to a ...

Asia's Generation Z is rising against corruption and inequality. Using social media and pop culture ― including the Japanese ...

The US Treasury Department has extended a waiver that allows Japan to purchase liquefied natural gas from the Sakhalin-2 ...

A massive bamboo altar built for a long-standing traditional festival in Hong Kong has been recognized by Guinness World ...

The US Senate passed on Wednesday a record-high defense spending bill. It is apparently aimed at enhancing America's posture ...

A growing number of children in Japan are falling victim to deepfake pornography, involving images made by generative AI and ...

A new Japanese law has gone into effect that could loosen the dominance of tech giants over smartphone services. It aims to ...

A procession of about 1,000 people dressed in traditional Japanese attire took place Wednesday in the ancient capital of Nara ...

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has wrapped up her first Diet session. NHK World's Political Correspondent Igarashi Jun ...

Economists say there are reasons to be upbeat about further gains in Japanese stocks in the coming year following an ...

Metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. And one Japanese firm hopes they can ...