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Nagano’s natural bounty became the star attraction as chefs from Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania showed off their chops with local ingred...

In the topsy-turvy seasons of the antipodes, Christmas is in summer and fresh fruit medleys make sense for this dessert.

The maximum period of visa-free stays was also extended to 30 days from the previous 15 days.

Paying or promising to pay campaign staff is a violation of the election law.

Hiroaki Tabata admitted during a news conference Friday night that his office had signed people up for LDP membership without their consent.

A series of toys depicting children’s YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel is quickly becoming one of the hottest holiday gifts.

Her five-volume manga series humorously depicts the unique aspects of Japan that stand out to foreigners from a young foreign woman's perspe...

Governments are rushing to implement their own versions of Japan’s structural reforms that helped drive its benchmark index to a record high...

The change follows an announcement last month that the company will eliminate 9,000 jobs and cut a fifth of its manufacturing capacity.

Once abundant in the forests of Laos, Asian elephants have been decimated by habitat destruction, poaching and scarce breeding opportunities...

The report offered no specific dollar amount of compensation.

Behind the move are growing calls for listed companies to reward shareholders more through measures including dividend hikes.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 306 yards and one touchdown and Matt Wright kicked four field goals for the Chiefs.

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to the democratic island.

She said on Friday that she regretted the 2018 email and had apologized to him.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has again made recognition of Israel conditional on it taking concrete steps to create a Palestinian state.

Trudeau will be the first Group of Seven leader to have a face-to-face meeting with Trump since the U.S. election.

The two East Asian countries will next year mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations.

This was the eighth large-scale joint flight by military aircraft from the two countries near Japan and the first since December last year.

Becca D’Bus, one of Singapore’s most popular drag queens, and Tokyo’s voguers and queens team up for a grand show at the Yokohama Internatio...

This year's Dubai Design Week functioned much like a portal between continents, philosophies and futures.

The panel, headed by former Ambassador to the United States Kenichiro Sasae, said that surveillance "needs to be conducted before attacks be...

Hundreds showed up on Friday for the opening of the U.S. coffeehouse chain's newest store in an observatory near the city of Gimpo.

With just two days of talks left, countries seeking an ambitious treaty urged delegations that "have not moved a centimeter" to make comprom...

Shiseido joins other luxury brands that have been hurt by slowing growth, increased competition and weaker consumer confidence in China.