Chinese policymakers — who are facing an even more severe housing and demographic crisis than Japan —are at risk of making ...

Driven by concerns over China’s military might and North Korea’s provocations, Japan is moving towards greater defence ...

Mahathir Mohamad, one of the world's oldest living former heads of government, turns 100. Born in 1925, he entered politics ...

Tokyo and Manila say they face challenges from Beijing's increasingly assertive moves in waters including the South China Sea for the Philippines and the East China Sea for Japan ...

Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, ...

Beijing has dramatically loosened its tourist visa policies, partly to boost the economy and partly to show it’s fun and ...

President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

Japan has the world’s oldest population, with nearly one in three people over 65 — a demographic reality that quietly but ...

The United States, Japan, India and Australia pledged Tuesday to work together to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals ...

China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive ...