NAHA, Japan -- A hotel construction frenzy has gripped Japan's subtropical Okinawa island chain, which welcomes 10 million tourists annually, domestic and foreign.

OSAKA -- With a surge of international visitors, Japanese hotels, airports and communities popular with tourists are being forced to contend with a new nuisance: suitcases discarded by travelers.

BANGKOK -- Like a 101-level university course, Thailand's Highway 101 is the ideal way to gain a basic understanding of the country's history and culture.

SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the firing of new air defense missiles to test their combat capability, state media KCNA reported on Sunday.

TOKYO -- Japanese consumer goods maker Kao is building a U.S. supply chain network for an ingredient in detergents and hair care products, aiming to develop value-added offerings at a new Texas ...

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) -- Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said wage hikes are spreading beyond large companies and likely to keep accelerating due to a tightening job market, signaling his ...

Slowing down redevelopment is vital to protecting the human-scale social fabric that underpins this city's resilience ...

TOKYO -- South Korea's president said in Tokyo on Saturday that his country and Japan "now, more than ever" must strengthen their ties, as the two U.S. allies seek a newly cooperative phase in their ...

PALO ALTO, California -- The electric-vehicle joint venture between Sony Group and Honda Motor has been sued by a California trade group representing auto dealerships on the grounds that selling cars ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) -- India's federal investigating agency said on Saturday it had opened a criminal case against industrialist Anil Ambani and his company Reliance Communications following a complaint ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -- A referendum to push for the reopening of Taiwan's last nuclear plant failed on Saturday to reach the legal threshold to be valid, though the president said the island could return ...

OSAKA, Japan -- Small GPS trackers, designed to keep track of valuable items or children's whereabouts, are increasingly being used by stalkers, who place them in victims' belongings to monitor their ...