Iwojima island, the stark volcanic outpost home to one of World War II’s fiercest battles, remains the site of an unfinished ...

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia--Russia on Tuesday condemned upcoming joint military exercises between Japan, Australia and the United States and said it had formally complained to Tokyo about the deployment of U ...

OAKLAND, Calif.—Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial ...

Japan plans to use drones, artificial intelligence and new methods of warfare as it adapts its defense strategies to suit changing times, according to details of an 8.9 trillion yen ($55.6 billion) ...

NEW YORK—The yen jumped by more than 2% against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as traders ramped up bets on ‌a Bank of Japan interest rate hike, while analysts pointed to BOJ data showing ⁠no official ...

PARIS--France and Saudi Arabia have agreed to build a €6 billion ($7 billion) manga-themed amusement park near Paris, the Elysee ‌Palace said on Monday during ⁠a visit by Saudi ⁠Crown Prince Mohammed ...

BEIJING—A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human time. The race was part of ...

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina--Japan and the United States agreed to continue coordinating to achieve “orderly” yen moves, ⁠which were crucial for global ⁠market stability, Finance Minister Satsuki ...

CUPERTINO, California—Apple on Wednesday unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable ...

The music publishing branches of Sony Music and Warner Music have sued Anthropic in California federal court for allegedly misusing their copyrighted song compositions to ‌train its Claude AI models.

SEOUL—South Korean police are pushing for an indictment of music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, the chairperson of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, over alleged investor fraud. The Seoul Metropolitan ...

BANGKOK—Shares were mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures also declined Monday on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. Oil prices surged about 3% after U.S. forces ...