Three vessels were hit in and around the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, according to a British maritime agency. Iran claimed responsibility for one.

Japan is marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the government pushes for atomic energy use.

China’s role in World War II is often overlooked, but the war reshaped the country more than almost anywhere else in Asia. This video explores how Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, the United States, and ...

SEOUL, South Korea — As war spreads across the Middle East, U.S. rivals and allies in Asia are preparing for the consequences, which include possible economic shock and long-term security threats.

More than a century ago, Russia’s leaders made a blunder that cost tens of thousands of lives, altered the world power ...

China was hermetically closed for decades after the Communist Party came to power in 1949. Even today, access to primary sources, not least party archives, remains haphazard at best. The party ...

Advantest Corporation disclosed that its corporate network has been targeted in a ransomware attack that may have affected customer or employee data. Preliminary investigation results revealed that an ...

The Washington Hotel brand in Japan has announced that that its servers were compromised in a ransomware attack, exposing various business data. The hospitality group has established an internal task ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on course for a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic policies and tough stance on immigration and China. Javier C. Hernández River Akira Davis Kiuko Notoya ...

Japan’s conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi swept to a landslide victory in a snap election on Sunday, marking a historic turnaround for her party, which had been hemorrhaging voter support in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has transformed the country’s defensive posture - David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images Behind black iron ...

In the years leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan sought to expand into China, facing opposition from the League of Nations and the United States. The U.S. imposed trade embargoes to limit ...