JAPAN

First lady Michelle Obama wore a gorgeous blue design from Tadashi Shoji.

The education ministry takes a "major step" in accommodating students with gender dysphoria.

Markets are now focusing on the central bank's semi-annual report on the economic and price outlook, due later on Thursday.

Cheaper imports may also push domestic manufacturers to improve their quality, and reduce pressure on Hong Kong.

Takeda said it would stand by its diabetes drug Actos, which litigants said was linked to increased bladder cancer risk.

“When individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they’re not protesting."

The incident comes as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the U.S. for a week-long visit.

Revisions to defense ties between the U.S. and Japan signal an enhanced role for the latter in global military cooperation.

Analysts expect no change in the Federal Reserve's policy stance after the two-day FOMC meeting starting later on Tuesday.

Ahead of Tesla’s announcement that it’s getting into “very large” batteries, guess what the company’s stock is doing?

The guidelines are part of Abe's wider signal that Japan is ready to take more responsibility for its security as China modernizes its military and flexes its muscles in Asia.

Earnings season is in full swing this week, with quarterly results from Apple, Twitter, LinkedIn and more.

The ratings agency said that the country had not done enough to reassure investors that it was addressing fiscal stability goals.

Chinese stocks led Asian equities to seven-year highs on expectations of more stimulus from Beijing.

The bad news may be true.

Recent easing -- and the halving of crude-oil prices, supposedly a windfall for consumers -- have not changed the global outlook all that much.

The Facebook Safety Check app asks users in disaster zones whether they are safe.

Japan had, until now, very few rules regulating the use of drones. But the incident has prompted officials to conduct an emergency meeting to discuss stricter rules.

In celebration of Arbor Day, it’s common to plant a tree.

The cause of the radiation is unknown, but officials suspect that an object buried underground may be responsible.

No one expected Chile’s Calbuco volcano, which had been mostly quiet for five decades, to suddenly pop its top.