Tokyo, November 17, 2019 - President Donald Trump has asked Japan to quadruple annual payments for U.S. forces stationed there to around $8 billion,...

Japan monarch spends symbolic night with goddess to end throne rituals

November 15, 2019

Tokyo, November 15, 2019 - In the chill pre-dawn hours of Friday, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito emerged from a shrine compound where he had spent...

Suspend Hong Kong status in event of China crackdown: U.S. commission

November 14, 2019

Washington DC, November 14, 2019 - The U.S. Congress should enact legislation that would suspend the special economic status Hong Kong enjoys under U.S....

Hong Kong students hunker down as government dismisses curfew rumors

November 14, 2019

Hong Kong, November 14, 2019 - Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters paralyzed parts of the Chinese-ruled city for a fourth day on Thursday, forcing schools...

Violence brings Hong Kong to ‘brink of total breakdown’, says HK police

November 12, 2019

Hong Kong, November 12, 2019 - Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Tuesday in the Central financial district, over the harbor in Mong...

‘Bin Laden’ elephant which killed 5 people, caught in India

November 12, 2019

Guwahati, November 11, 2019 -- An elephant named after the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that killed five Indian villagers has been caught...

Hong Kong violence prompts reminder that China troops close at hand

November 11, 2019

Hong Kong, November 11, 2019 - Hong Kong police shot and critically wounded a protester and a man was set on fire on Monday...

Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales hit $30 billion, on track for record

November 11, 2019

Hangzhou, China, November 10, 2019 - Chinese retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Monday that sales for its annual Singles’ Day shopping blitz...

Lights, camera … cut! Japan soul-searching over freedom of expression

November 7, 2019

Tokyo, November 7, 2019 - Withdrawn endorsements for films and art exhibitions are re-igniting a debate in Japan over self-censorship, exposing a struggle to...