Same-sex couples in Thailand will be able to marry from next week, under Southeast Asia's first law allowing their unions.

Indonesia's communications minister says the government plans to set a minimum age for social media users and is studying ...

A survey by a Japanese convenience store industry group shows that in the event of a mega quake, it would be difficult for ...

A memorial event for thousands of victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake has started in Kobe City, western Japan, on ...

The Bank of Japan's governor says another interest rate hike will be on the table at next week's policy meeting.

People in a community in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, braved the cold on Tuesday night to join in a New Year ritual ...

Taiwanese tech giant TSMC has reported record high revenue and profit for 2024. The world's largest semiconductor foundry ...

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has met a delegation of cross-party lawmakers who will attend US President-elect Donald Trump ...

Hyogo Prefecture and nearby areas in western Japan.In one incident, a coach narrowly escaped falling off a broken expressway.

An NHK survey found that more than 60 percent of the survivors of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake feel that memories ...

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa has described the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a crucial step toward Japan's ...

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says he will not submit to further questioning, and he maintains that the ...