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Despite security concerns over foreign property acquisitions near key defense sites, a nationwide survey once again found no ...

Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday he raised the conviction of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in a meeting with China’s ...

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The title of director Ryota Nakano’s first film in five years relates to death and cremation, but the work offers much more ...

SEOUL--The nominee to head South Korea’s broadcast and media commission told parliament on Tuesday he would pursue imposing ...

Two Finnish members of parliament came under political and public fire for posting photos and videos on social media making a slanted-eyes gesture, widely regarded as racially offensive to Asians.

STRASBOURG--The European Commission is set to backtrack on the EU's planned ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 by allowing continued sales of some non-electric vehicles following intense ...

Keizai Doyukai (the Japan Association of Corporate Executives) has appointed IBM Japan President Akio Yamaguchi to succeed Takeshi Niinami as chairman after Niinami's sudden resignation left the group ...

天皇、皇后両陛下の長女愛子さまは17日、宮内庁埼玉鴨場（かもば）（埼玉県越谷市）を訪れ、各国大使をもてなす接遇行事に臨んだ。 愛子さまが鴨場での接遇を担うのは、今年2月に秋篠宮家の次女佳子さまと参加して以来2度目。

検察側の冒頭陳述などによると、近藤被告は大学を卒業後、中学校などで教員として勤務していたが、犯罪行為があり免許を2回失効。その後、知人の養子縁組に入ることで二度にわたり姓を変え、偽造免許で教育支援員や補助教員として勤務していた、とした。今年9月中旬、 ...

前橋市 の小川晶・前市長（42）が17日、自身の辞職に伴う市長選（来年1月5日告示、12日投開票）への立候補を表明した。小川氏は既婚の男性幹部職員とラブホテルへ10回以上行ったことが批判され、先月下旬に辞職していた。市長選への立候補表明は3人目となる ...