With betting tickets in hand, customers at a no-frills bar near a motorboat racing stadium in Fukuoka, ride the ups and downs ...

A key indicator of China's manufacturing activity has gone below the boom-or-bust line for the first time in two months. The ...

Israel says it is about to reopen a key crossing at the Gaza-Egypt border. But it is uncertain how much the measure will help ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warns that US policies to impose tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba could trigger ...

Tourism officials in Japan and South Korea have released data showing that the number of travelers between the two countries hit a record high in 2025.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations has urged member states to pay their contributions, warning that it is facing the ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country is ready to resume negotiations over its nuclear program. US President Donald Trump has been increasing pressure on Iran to restart the talks, ...

More details are emerging about a group of Chinese and Japanese nationals who were robbed on Thursday in Tokyo. The assailants took off with 420 million yen, or about 2.7 million dollars, in cash.

US President Donald Trump says he will nominate Kevin Warsh to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Warsh is a ...

Thailand has appointed a K-pop superstar to be the face of its tourism industry to the world. The move is part of an effort ...

In an exclusive interview with NHK, the head of the UNDP warns that the activities of the UN's aid agency are increasingly ...

Results from Myanmar's election commission show the military-backed party won a landslide victory in the general election, ...