Japan has announced it will pull out of the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial hunts next year, after switching to ‘research whaling’ in the 1980s.

Abe, who has signaled he is keen to strike a deal, is expected in Moscow next month for his 25th summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Veterans of past negotiations say 2019 may be the best and last chance for Abe, who sees a treaty as a potential political legacy, to end the row over […]

The South Korean boy band  Monsta X formed by group members Wonho, Minhyuk, Hyungwon, Jooheon, Kihyun, Shownu, and I.M. have quickly become world-renowned acts after arriving on the scene in 2015. Fellow K-pop group BTS (aka the Bangtan Boys) with members V, J-Hope, RM, Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, and…

In Japan, the former Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi chief faces as much as 10 years in prison, while Renault keeps him on as chairman and CEO after finding he did not break French finance laws.

TOKYO (AP) — One of two crew members recovered after two U.S. warplanes collided and crashed off Japan's coast early Thursday is dead and five others remain missing, the U.S. military said.

AXS TV will have same-day coverage of Wrestle Kingdom 13 from the Tokyo Dome on Jan. 4, 2019. This will be the first time ever that AXS TV will have same day coverage of New Japan Pro Wrestling. The broadcast will start at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. Wrestle Kingdom is considered one of the biggest […]

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture today, Japan Meteorological Agency said.

A film strip bought by a teenager in Japan 70 years ago has been confirmed as Mickey Mouse’s predecessor the lost work of Walt Disney.

TOKYO (AP) — A man believed to be a Japanese freelance journalist who disappeared three years ago in Syria has been released and is now in Turkey, a Japanese official said.

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Myanmar's leader Tuesday that a credible investigation into alleged human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims is key to resolving tensions in the country's Rakhine state.