More and more people in South Korea are owning pets these days. That's prompting strong new bonds but also growing problems.

Animals at a zoo in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, have been given heaters and baths as early winter temperatures decline.

Police in Japan have arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of stabbing an elementary school girl in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, 18 years ago.

The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says the president spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump by phone on Thursday.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has offered an apology for causing concern amid allegations that he and his wife meddled in candidate nominations in past elections. But he denied doing anything ...

An executive with Nippon Steel says the conclusion of the United States presidential election has cleared the way for the Japanese firm to complete its purchase of US Steel.

The operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has completed the first test retrieval of fuel debris from one of the damaged reactors.

The Republican nominee for US president, Donald Trump, is getting ready to make a historic return to the White House. He ...

Tokyo's benchmark stock index ended lower on Thursday despite a strong rally on Wall Street overnight. All three major indexes in the US posted record highs following Donald Trump's projected win in ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed concern that fighting between Ukrainian forces and North Korean troops ...

Thursday marks 13 months since the October 7 attack on Israel by the Islamic group Hamas, which prompted Israel to launch a ...

US Vice President Kamala Harris, who was defeated by Donald Trump in Tuesday's presidential election, has delivered her ...