The revised Imperial House Law and other related legislation will take effect on Oct. 24, enabling women to retain their imperial status after marriage and somewhat narrowing financial inequality ...

The age of the commercial quantum computer is a step closer after NTT Inc. and a University of Tokyo spinoff said they aim to ...

Religious corporations operating “shukubo” temple lodgings on Mount Koyasan in Wakayama Prefecture have been penalized for failing to declare more than 100 million yen ($650,000) in income, sources ...

BANGKOK—China hit back Wednesday against U.S. claims that Chinese artificial intelligence developers are engaged in ...

An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its ...

SEOUL--North ‌Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a newly commissioned destroyer would be ⁠part of a nuclear response system ...

TAIPEI--Any conflict across the Taiwan Strait would ⁠have a bigger impact ⁠on the global economy than World War Two, and the ...

SHANGHAI—A car racing team whose injured driver was rescued by another competitor after a horrific crash in Shanghai on ...

SINGAPORE/LONDON--The Japanese yen pushed to seven-month highs on Wednesday, keeping the dollar on the defensive, as ‌traders ...

NAHA—Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, whose political identity has been defined by his opposition to a U.S. military base ...

Stocks on Wall Street lost ground again Wednesday as the price of crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel amid further ...

Nepal held a day of mourning Monday to remember those killed in the Aug. 26 floods, with flags lowered at government offices ...