Japan is staking its claim in Africa’s venture capital market, as it pivots from traditional aid to context-sensitive venture ...

Death row inmates in Japanese jails are kept in solitary confinement and forced to wait for years, and sometimes decades, ...

FUKUSHIMA – A man in his 50s was attacked by a bear in the town of Aizubange in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture on the evening ...

A record 13 people have been killed by bears in the country since April. Find out why you must never turn your back on one.

Takaichi is recasting Japan’s relationship with ASEAN from one of development partnership to one of security cooperation.

Takaichi’s leadership promises continuity with Abe’s Indo-Pacific strategy, strengthening defence and economic cooperation ...

Spotlight on East Asia, a region steeped in history and now helping to write the future of our world. We'll break down the ...

A Japanese man was arrested earlier in the week on suspicion of employing the 12-year-old girl. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

A spate of fatal bear attacks across Japan has dominated local news for weeks, prompting the government to send soldiers to ...

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Friday towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan said, following missile launches in the past two weeks and after U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

US president has ended up using a three-nation tour of the region to hammer home a clear message: The US still has your back.