Persistent heavy rain in central Vietnam that started last week has triggered major flooding in wide areas, killing ten ...

Japan's school absences have hit a record high, according to an education ministry survey. The total has been increasing for ...

Japan's education ministry says a record number of over 350,000 elementary and junior high school students missed school for ...

A survey found that about 80 percent of whooping cough patients in Japan were infected with an antibiotic-resistant strain of ...

Tokyo police have tightened security in the capital ahead of US President Donald Trump's three-day visit to Japan that will ...

French prosecutors say they have launched an investigation following the detention of a woman who is suspected of stealing ...

Myanmar's pro-democracy camp says 24 people, including children, were killed when the country's military used paragliders to ...

Japan's exports to the US fell for the sixth straight month in September. Washington's import tariffs hit autos and ...

China has expelled nine senior military officials from the Communist Party as part of a long-running crackdown on corruption. They include the country's highest-ranked uniformed officer.

Rare earths, soybeans, tariffs and fentanyl were all on the agenda as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sat for talks in South ...

Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics ...