The labor ministry on Aug. 19 unveiled new guidelines to end urging companies to cap monthly overtime at 45 hours, making it easier for employers to utilize overtime options allowed under the current ...

Japan’s government issued a warning Friday for increased vigilance against cyberattacks, which are rising in number and becoming more sophisticated. The National Cybersecurity Office, which was set up ...

Tokyo-based Space One Co. self-destructed its Kairos No. 3 small rocket shortly after launch on March 5, dealing another blow to Japan’s efforts to put a satellite in space through a private company.

SEOUL―South Korea’s exports nearly doubled in October, the sharpest jump in ‌more than 50 years, as robust global ⁠demand for ...

May, at a training area inside Camp Schwab, a U.S. military base in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, about 20 young Marines in camouflage uniforms were practicing drone operations in the sweltering heat. The ...

SEOUL―North Korea is projecting a new culinary obsession: multi-story barbecue restaurants with waterside terraces, ‌marble ...

A bill to revise the Imperial House Law, aimed at securing the number of imperial family members, passed the Lower House on July 10 with the reluctant support of the main opposition party. The day’s ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule Thursday to crack down on American high-tech investments such as supercomputing and artificial intelligence in China, Russia, North Korea and ...

Tax authorities have penalized a Hong Kong-based freight company for submitting a fraudulent refund claim on the consumption ...

HONG KONG--In China, consumerism appears to outweigh nationalism regardless of how testy relations have become in recent diplomatic spats with countries like Japan and the United States. It has been ...

OSAKA--The Osaka District Court ordered prefectural authorities on March 15 to pay about 12 million yen ($101,700) to a woman ...

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