U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he was picking George Glass, a former investment banker and diplomat notable for his criticisms of China, to serve as his ambassador to Japan.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected businessman George Glass to serve as the United States’ ambassador to Japan. Glass ...

Inside a new exhibition on ‘shokuhin sampuru’ — the highly realistic food replicas commonly displayed in front of restaurants ...

In a society used to quiet consensus-building, Tokyo has made bold changes to its defense policy. “Did I contribute to that?” ...

Touching down in Tokyo is like landing on a different planet, with few - if any - familiarities. But don't let that put you ...

Maureen Lee Lenker writes: Goldstein took things a step further, clarifying who each character on Ted Lasso was meant to represent in the story. “I’m the Tin Man,” he says of his own ...

“I enjoyed working with Damien and I could see what he was doing for people, so I was delighted to be asked to run in the local elections. “I love working as a councillor. I'm from Navan and I love ...

TOKYO — A moderately strong magnitude-6.6 ... The archipelago, home to around 125 million people, experiences around 1,500 jolts every year and accounts for around 18 percent of the world ...

The Korean Public Service and Transport Workers' Union (KPTU), representing truckers, will stage strikes for two days, on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3, pushing for a bill to set minimum wages. According to the ...

A Colorado public defender alleges he was fired in retaliation for publicly raising concerns that his workload was too high for him to ethically represent ... to people who can’t afford to ...

Designtide Tokyo is back after a 12-year hiatus ... According to Takeda, the original show ended at a time when people had started to use social networks and designers were focused on digital ...

The main reasons given for the demographic changes are the movement of young people into ... age households" representing over 50% in 21 prefectures by mid-century. Aside from Tokyo, in every ...