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Julian RyallDeutsche Welle |
It starts as a distant series of distorted notes, carried on the wind through Tokyo’s suburbs. Gradually, it comes closer and the noise builds....
As Japan marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb attacks, a new generation of storytellers is stepping up to preserve the memories of survivors...
Sanseito, a new far-right party with a charismatic leader, Sohei Kamiya, came up big in Japan's parliamentary election by running on an...
As Japan prepares to vote for the House of Councilors, right-wing politicians are challenging PM Shigeru Ishiba over immigration. They complain of...
Japan's defense officials have warned China's intensifying military activities could "seriously impact" its security, while also using their...
Authorities have evacuated dozens of people from remote islands in southern Japan that have been shaken by over 1,700 tremors in recent weeks.
Prosecutors have reportedly found evidence that former president Yoon Suk Yeol deployed drones over Pyongyang. Experts say it may have been a bid to...
Pyongyang has shared weapons technology and underground construction know-how with Tehran. Now, it will want to know how it can best protect itself...
North Korea is building a new facility at its Yongbyon nuclear complex that is similar to a known uranium enrichment site, says the International...
Each of the previous six South Korean presidents has faced criminal investigations during or after leaving office. President Lee had promised to break...
After six months of political turmoil, new President Lee Jae-myung may find his honeymoon period brief as he tackles multiple issues both at home and...
Millions of South Koreans will vote for a new president next week, as Seoul deals with a mercurial US, faces the rising power of China and an...
Millions of South Koreans will vote for a new president next week, as Seoul deals with a mercurial US, faces the rising power of China and an...
It is a far cry from their parents' generation, but 20-something Japanese are happy to sacrifice a career and better pay for an improved work-life...
Two North Korean fishermen say they want to return home after their boat was washed south of the maritime boundary months ago. But Pyongyang hasn't...
Japanese companies are sending heavy machinery to clear minefields across Ukraine, while scientists use AI to locate more threats.
The candidate of South Korea's main opposition party has been handed a political lifeline after his trial was postponed until after the upcoming...
Still shaken by ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law crisis, South Korea heads into a bitterly divided election on June 3.
Senior officers' ties to disgraced President Yoon have raised concerns about South Korea's army as the country faces a myriad of threats.
While Japan is not a member of NATO, both Tokyo and the alliance leaders seem eager to work together as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits the...
After a series of cryptocurrency heists, North Korea now reportedly boasts the third-largest Bitcoin stash in the world — a boon for the...
After a series of cryptocurrency heists, North Korea now reportedly boasts the third-largest Bitcoin stash in the world — a boon for the...
Tokyo is holding out hope that it might convince Washington to exempt Japanese car manufacturers from tariffs, but analysts are less optimistic.
Tokyo is actively working to revive Japan's semiconductor industry after decades of relying on imports. But reclaiming the nation's superpower status...
South Korea has one of the world's most rapidly shrinking and aging societies. Now, for the first time in nine years, the country has reported a birth...
South Korea has one of the world's most rapidly shrinking and aging societies. Now, for the first time in nine years, the country has reported a...
South Korea has one of the world's most rapidly contracting and aging societies worldwide. For the first time in nine years, the country reported an...
The US' new and seemingly erratic foreign policy has sent out waves across the Pacific Ocean — to the Chuuk islands in Micronesia, where local...