A shipping intermediary says some oil tankers and other vessels are using the Red Sea instead of passing through the Strait ...

There are growing concerns in Southeast Asia about the supply of crude oil. The situation has prompted Vietnam to ask Japan ...

In the aftermath of the devastating 2011 earthquake in New Zealand that left 185 people dead, mostly from overseas, officials ...

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in February increased by 6.4 percent from the same month last year, despite the ...

The Iranian Students' News Agency, a local media outlet in Iran, has reported that more than 3,000 civilians have been ...

An exhibit featuring the works of an American photojournalist who documented Minamata disease has opened in Tokyo.

Japan's exports to the United States fell in February for the third straight month. It was a sign of the ongoing impact of ...

Across Europe, cases of sabotage believed to be linked to Russia are sounding alarm bells. Authorities in Poland believe operatives are being recruited online by Russian intelligence and paid to carry ...

As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, experts weigh in on what moves the US and Iran could make next and if an end is ...

The Oil Information Center says, as of Monday, a liter of regular gasoline averaged 190.8 yen, or 1.20 dollars per liter.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Cuba's economy is "nonfunctional" and that the country has to "get new people in ...

The World Food Programme says 45 million more people could be pushed into acute hunger by rising food, fuel and shipping ...