TOKYO: The Japanese city of Osaka on Monday (Jan 27) imposed a smoking ban on public streets as part of efforts to become ...

The culprit is a changing climate. Last year’s record summer heat and heavy rain ruined crops, driving up the cost of the ...

Japan and South Korea are big producers of motor vehicles and yet they aggressively control their own domestic car usage.

A career-ending sex scandal involving one of Japan’s most bankable stars has snowballed into a corporate governance nightmare ...

Defending champions Japan beat France to the gold medal at the 2025 Pastry World Cup in Lyon, as Malaysia makes its first ...