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The rise in prostitution is another blow to the status of women in Myanmar.

“My life completely changed," said one woman who lost her son in the attack on a mental health clinic in Osaka’s Kita Ward that left 26 dea...

Glass, who served as ambassador to Portugal during Trump's first administration, is known as one of the biggest fundraisers for his reelecti...

Holland takes over from John Hutchison, who stepped in as interim coach when Harry Kewell left the club due to a run of poor results in July...

It has emerged in court documents that a Chinese man who acted as a business adviser to the Duke of York was banned from Britain on national...

The area in Fujikawaguchiko, a popular photography spot because of how Mount Fuji rises behind the convenience store, has gained traction on...

Warmer winters also impact everything from sports to drinking water and even seasonal allergies.

Investment in Kioxia faltered as parent Toshiba wrestled with years of scandals and crippling losses at nuclear giant Westinghouse, making i...

Berlin's troubles come as Germany's main European Union partner France is also mired in a government crisis.

Yoshinobu Tsutsui is set to be the first chairperson of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, from the financial industry.

Junta representatives have warned aid workers against releasing data and analysis that indicate millions of people in Myanmar are experienci...

Russian defense chief cited a NATO summit in July and military doctrines in NATO members as evidence that Moscow had to prepare.

Cat memes continued to thrive and evolve in 2024. In Japan, they're not just for jokes — they’re for storytelling, venting and a little ther...

The announcement comes amid rapid expansion for the top-flight North American league.

SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son’s announcement this time marks the highest-profile commitment by a company to expand investment in the U.S. sin...

Considered a national treasure in his homeland, the percussionist brought classical Indian music to a global audience

The imperial couple will be briefed by Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito on the reconstruction situation and visit the Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-no-Ts...

The DPP would have to consider axing the talks if the ruling coalition sticks to its proposal of raising the threshold to ¥1.23 million, Mot...

When Syrian military intelligence officers detained Ghazi Mohammed al-Mohammed, they told him to forget his name and who he was.

The official, who is also a temporary associate professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, denies the allegation, according to police sourc...

The manager accused of the thefts allegedly used backup keys to access the boxes.

Slightly less than half of surveyed economists expect the central bank to raise rates this week while just over half believe it will wait un...

An unstable Bangladesh mired in radical Islamism and political violence has long been India’s geopolitical nightmare

The line runs the length of Taiwan, over mountainous, unstable territory that makes the island a perfect test bed for the fast trains.

The development of the lingerie industry in eastern Guanyun county in China has exploded partly due to a U.S. tariff exemption likely to soo...