A committee of UN agencies and other organizations says the food situation in the Gaza Strip has improved. They say a famine ...

Major Japanese food maker Ajinomoto says it has been ordered to pay penalty taxes for some of its overseas businesses. The ...

Shoppers have returned to a popular morning market at a quay in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after an advisory for ...

Japan's consumer inflation stayed high in November, led by surging food costs, though it has been slowing in recent months.

A toxic haze is shrouding New Delhi. Each winter, smog builds up in the Indian capital as vehicle exhaust mixes with smoke ...

A Japanese government survey shows that workers had a gloomier view of the economy in November for the first time in seven ...

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has spoken at a forum in Tokyo. He expressed hope about Japan's private sector ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency is urging people along the northern Pacific coast to stay vigilant for a mega quake after a ...

China's consumer prices rose in November for the second straight month, mainly due to higher food costs. But concerns about deflation remain. Prices of durable goods such as cars and smartphones fell ...

Revised government data show Japan's economy shrank by more than initial estimates in the July-September quarter. Sluggish ...

Japan's government on Monday submitted the draft of a huge supplementary budget covering the period through March for debate in the Diet. It is mainly aimed at cushioning the impact of inflation.