A small hilly town in Kanagawa prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, whose western horizon boasts a view to Mt. Fuji, has become a ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -- China's foreign ministry said on Sunday the United States should immediately release Venezuelan leader ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea launched ballistic missiles on Sunday, the day the leader of rival South Korea starts a state ...

TOKYO -- On a wintry December night in Tokyo, some people still find time to slip into a "snack," a unique type of bar where ...

SYDNEY -- The head spa, a cornerstone of Japanese wellness culture that focuses on massaging and treating the scalp, is ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolas Maduro from power and ...

TOKYO -- Japan will support manga distribution overseas by fostering talent capable of quickly translating manga using ...

In November, a female guitarist in a crimson dress performed with a Spanish orchestra at a concert hall in Tokyo. Her ...

KOH TAO, Thailand -- For most visitors to Thailand, diving is a recreational pursuit -- a chance to glimpse sharks, turtles ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The United States hit Venezuela with a "large-scale strike" early Saturday and said its president ...

SAO PAULO -- Chinese automaker BYD will soon launch its first flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) in Brazil as it ...

CHIBA, Japan -- Garden tree growers in the city of Sosa east of Tokyo are stepping up exports to Turkey and other countries ...