Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court on Monday, which could send him to ...

Two gunmen who attacked a Jewish celebration in Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed 15 people were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia mourned victims of its ‌worst gun violence in ...

A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted on Monday following stabbings in Fukuoka which left a woman and an event staffer working for Japanese female idol group HKT48 with ...

Jose Antonio Kast won Chile's presidential election on Sunday, leveraging voter fears over rising crime and migration to steer the country in ‌its sharpest rightward shift since the end of the ...

The Japanese word gamaguchi translates literally into English as “frog mouth,” but the language didn’t really need a single, specialized vocabulary word for discussing that part of amphibian anatomy.

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Zootopia 2” regained the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office with $26.3 million in its third weekend of release, according to studio estimates Sunday, as The Walt Disney Co. animated sequel became ...

We all have certain gaps in our knowledge that are widely known to others. Everyone has their blind spots, and we can only hope they don’t emerge in embarrassing or damaging situations… or both, as ...

Police in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, have arrested a 40-year-old Brazilian woman on suspicion of assaulting a 54-year-old taxi driver after she refused to pay the fare. According to police, the incident ...

Haruki Murakami was in town last week to hear his words set to music and his praises literally sung. The 76-year-old Tokyo resident and perennial Nobel Prize candidate received a pair of honors in ...

Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable Chinese brand models, often sold at big discounts, catering to their taste for fancy electronics and comfort. That ...

Nearly 30 percent of companies in northeastern Japan said their operations have been disrupted by bears, a survey by a credit research firm showed, amid a surge in attacks and sightings. The online ...