In an unusual sign for significant weapons tests, leader Kim Jong Un did not appear to have attended the latest launch — a move analysts ...

The occupancy rate for hospital beds for coronavirus patients in Tokyo rose Sunday to 48.5%, nearing the 50% threshold for the metropolitan government to request ...

"A state of emergency will have adverse impacts on the economy, but (protecting) life is the top priority," said Takaichi, head of the party's Policy ...

Beijing already had a vast ability to track its 1.4 billion citizens before the pandemic — now that monitoring is far more expansive.

China's factory activity contracted at the sharpest rate in 23 months in January, underscoring the huge economic costs from the country's "COVID zero" approach.

Thousands of technical trainees leave their host companies without notice every year seeking better wages, as many of them start their lives in Japan heavily ...

A major reporting failure in Aomori Prefecture that came to light late last year was only the "tip of the iceberg," a government official said.

China warns almost daily against "politicizing" the Beijing Olympics, but for its rulers, hosting the Games has always been about far more than sport and ...

Throughout the pandemic, some people have been at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19 because they have underlying medical conditions, like asthma, diabetes, heart ...

Sunday's launch, which experts said was likely an intermediate-range weapon, could effectively bring an end to leader Kim Jong Un's self-imposed moratorium of longer-range missile ...