JAPAN

While Japan and China spar over islands, Japan's Taro Aso makes a statement that doesn't go in the direction of smoothing things out.

Japan and Turkey signed a civil nuclear cooperation pact on Friday, a milestone for Japanese nuclear power program.

The world's largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, was sued by CoinLab for breaching a contract between the two companies.

With 1,000 films produced annually (about double Hollywood’s output), Bollywood is the world’s most prolific cinema factory.

Defense Secretary Hagel made it official: The U.S. is committed to taking Japan's side on the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.

Apple released the iOS 6.1.4 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on Thursday morning.

In 2012 the number of countries that have abolished the death penalty rose to 97 – up from 80 in 2003.

Mount Fuji is one step closer to joining Unesco’s prestigious World Heritage List, but is the list getting too big, and is it skewed?

New Zealand's Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages recently updated its list of banned baby names, which include King, Lucifer and Messiah.

UPDATE: Nine auto makers report combined U.S. sales of 1,146,449 vehicles in April; four reported double-digit sales increases; two declines.

The U.S.-South Korea joint military drill officially ended on Tuesday, although South Korea is still closely monitoring the North.

The Monkees announced their 2013 U.S. summer tour dates this week.

Two Western retailers promised to compensate the families of the victims of the country’s worst industrial accident.

U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Tuesday as investors await economic data, including the Chicago PMI report, which offers a regional view of the national economy.

Neutral Milk Hotel has announced a five-show reunion tour for the first time since 1998.

A maiden voyage of ship carrying 100 Chinese tourists was heading toward an unlikely destination: the disputed Paracel Islands.

In Seoul, South Korea’s largest city, prostitution is widespread and peculiarly civilized.

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, the passenger jet grounded after battery problems posed a fire risk, is back in the skies.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Russia on Monday on the first leg of an “economic diplomacy” tour spanning Russia, Turkey and the Middle East.

The International Monetary Fund warned that Asian policymakers should monitor growing financial imbalances fueled by cheap credit.

Crude oil prices hovered below $93 a barrel on Monday as economic reports from the U.S. and China weighed on the demand outlook.