The French branch of Swedish retailing giant Ikea went on trial Monday accused of running an elaborate system to spy on staff and job applicants using private detectives and police officers. Ikea France is being prosecuted as a corporate entity along with several of its ...

Scientists are on a quest to document whales and other marine mammals living around the Mascarene Plateau, hoping to bolster arguments for protecting the remote underwater ridge.

Myanmar's Asian neighbors largely have refrained from turning away from the country, and the leadership sees long-term regional partners staying engaged.

Representatives from the U.S., the U.K., the European Union and numerous European countries were turned away en masse while attempting to attend the trial of Michael Kovrig.

With domestically developed vaccines some way off and regular inoculations a possibility, Japan may need to look to Russia and China to secure enough shots.

Regional virtual currencies such as Setagaya Pay can be used in a specific city or ward and are intended to stimulate local economies that have been battered by the pandemic.

Michael Taylor and his son Peter face a charge of enabling Ghosn, who was stuffed into an equipment case, to jump bail and travel to Lebanon via Turkey.

A fire at a semiconductor factory in Japan, cold weather in North America and ongoing competition for chips are all hitting the global auto industry at the same time.

From the same date, the maximum daily limit for visitors to the two parks in Chiba Prefecture will be boosted to 20,000 per park from 10,000 at present.

Full-fledged measures will be kept in place at eating and drinking establishments, while the government is also aiming to strengthen the testing and medical service systems.

Tokyo reported 187 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, dipping below 200 for the first time in a week as the central government lifted the coronavirus state of emergency covering the capital region. The figure was slightly higher than the 175 cases reported last Monday. Among Monday’s ...

About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 ceasefire agreement, the top diplomat of the United Arab Emirates popped over to New Delhi for a quick one-day visit. The ...

Demonstrates want safe passage home for relatives who are missing, jailed or trapped in China's crackdown on minorities in the northwestern Xinjiang region.

The move comes as some eating and drinking establishments defy requests for shortened operating hours in a bid to rake in sales during the blossom-viewing season.

The combined average increase in base wages and regular pay is the slowest since the Japanese government began urging companies to raise wages in 2014.

Former Chiba Mayor Toshihito Kumagai has pledged to enhance measures in response to the coronavirus crisis and improve disaster management.

The insurance company has found that reinsurance contracts intended to limit losses didn’t cover its unit that did the most business with Greensill.

Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot on Monday, having volunteered to be first in line to underscore government confidence in the vaccine's safety as the island began its inoculation campaign. "I have just finished getting the injection, there is no pain at ...

At least 250 people have now been killed since the coup, according to figures from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners activist group.

The Philippines coast guard reported that about 220 vessels, believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, were seen moored at the Whitsun Reef.

People thronged European-style cafes and breathed new air with new lungs. At the center of it all were the "mobo" and "moga": modern boys and girls, respectively.

The South Korean defense minister's comments come after a visit by top Biden officials and as the two U.S. allies work to boost regional security against threats such as North Korea.

The fatal shootings in Atlanta last week have led one of the Senate’s long-standing Democrat supporters of the filibuster rule to say she’s now open to discussing potential changes to that process. Sen. Dianne Feinstein framed her potential shift as a backup plan if bipartisan ...

The long-awaited proposals, detailed in a report entitled "Defence in a Competitive Age," focus heavily on boosting the country's navy and global footprint.

Despite the views of the rollout, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet saw its approval rate hit 42.1%, up from 38.8% in the previous poll last month.

Both sides have blamed each other for export curbs and nationalism, posing a risk to the fragile post-Brexit trade relationship agreed on only in December.

Once the powerful central bank publicly turned against Ant, bureaucrats who had endorsed the group fell silent and other departments began to jump on the bandwagon.

Becoming the first Japanese woman to scale K2, the world's second-highest peak, was a life-altering experience for Yuka Komatsu, but it wasn't due to the sense of achievement of having survived the deadly summit. Rather, it was seeing the way villagers around the mountain had ...

Martin Holman knew early on that he had a passion for puppets. What he didn't know, however, is just how far that passion would take him.

Yokan was first featured in the Adopt Me! section in November. An 8-year-old cat, he had suffered a bad cold when he was still a kitten and that led to a chronic virus, which in turn resulted in him losing sight in one eye. American ...

The art community is reeling from the impact of lockdowns, travel bans and social distancing, but buying by the ultrawealthy has held up.

Sara Takanashi tied the all-time record for podium finishes in World Cup ski jumping after taking third in Russia's Nizhny Tagil on Sunday. Sara Takanashi poses for photos after finishing third in a World Cup event in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, on Sunday. Takanashi tied the ...

The members of the joint task force established by Nippon Professional Baseball and the J. League hope to set a positive example for this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics by safely holding large-scale sporting events. The latest meeting of the task force took place on Monday, ...

Takayasu (8-1) secured a winning record on Day 9 of the 15-day meet at Ryogoku Kokugikan after comfortably beating No. 1 maegashira Onosho (2-7).

“We’ve been chasing Eneos for the last 10 years and now we’ve done it,” Toyota guard and captain Naho Miyoshi said after her team’s victory in the best-of-three series.

Tsunoda will become the first Japanese driver to compete in Formula One since Kamui Kobayashi in 2014.

According to MLB.com, the last player to do both in the majors, while staying on the mound for more than an inning, was Jim Jones for the New York Giants in 1901.

Standout rookie guard LaMelo Ball has a broken right wrist and will be sidelined indefinitely, the Charlotte Hornets said Sunday. The team said an MRI scan revealed a broken bone in Ball's wrist, a day after he was injured in the Hornets' loss to the ...

Nozomi Okuhara dominated the women's final at the All England Open.