TOKYO — Heavy rain from a typhoon on Thursday battered a chain of Japanese islands south of Tokyo and the government urged ...

Leading the pack for Tokyo is Hiroyasu Kayama’s Bar Benfiddich in Shinjuku, which rose seven spots to No 18 this year after ...

As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported ...

Asian shares are mostly higher after US stocks hit records again following a brief stumble. Markets in mainland China gained ...

Recognition from readers of luxury travel and lifestyle magazine Conde Nast Traveler comes after Japan welcomed a record 36.8 ...

The weather forced hundreds of residents in the region to take refuge at evacuation centers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China tightened export restrictions on rare earth-related items and materials, which are used in high-tech and dual-use ...

When the Michelin Guide first appeared in 1900, it was a practical booklet for French motorists, not the cultural authority ...

KFC’s latest campaign, directed by renowned Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Kikuchi and developed by Ogilvy, blends absurdist ...

More than 300 items are on display in the “Timeless Art Deco With Van Cleef & Arpels High Jewelry” exhibition, running until ...

Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the country’s top sumo wrestlers ...

The Suzuki Vision e-Sky previews an electric kei car for 2026 with an 168-mile range. It will be exhibited at the Japan ...