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MANILA--Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after days of gains driven by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates, while U.S.
SEOUL--South Korea’s Supreme Court rejected a 30 million won ($21,600) damage claim Thursday by an American composer who ...
Shohei Ohtani yielded four runs on five hits while pitching a season-high 4 1/3 innings, but Logan O’Hoppe delivered a ...
Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different ...
SEOUL--South Korea’s government will announce a plan this month to restructure the country’s petrochemical sector, which is ...
Sporting goods manufacturer Asics Corp. has announced it will stop using kangaroo leather for its soccer and rugby cleats, as ...
Abnormal weather conditions and rising global temperatures are threatening world-wide production of hops, the key ingredient in beer.
OSAKA—Visitors stranded in the sweltering heat at the Osaka Kansai Expo venue lashed out at organizers, saying they failed to provide adequate information or direction during the ordeal.
SINGAPORE/BEIJING--Every evening, staff at Beiyuan Grand Hotel in Beijing set up street stalls selling freshly-cooked gourmet dishes trying to make up for falling revenue indoors as Chinese consumers ...
The carcass of a dolphin believed to have bitten more than 50 swimmers along beaches in Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures was found drifting off the region’s coast, local authorities reported.
Japan's Nikkei share average breached the 43,000-mark for the first time on Wednesday, with the broader Topix index also ...
The Velvet House, a unique cafe here, is drawing visitors from all over Japan with its slogan “a queer feminist cafe for all.