Christopher Columbus is given royal commission by Spanish monarchs Isabella I and Ferdinand II to equip his fleet to ...

The Emperor of Japan announced on April 29, the conferral of one of the highest awards the nation of Japan gives to a non-citizen of Japan, The Order of the Rising Sun with Golden Rays, to former San ...

Golden Week (ゴールデンウィーク) is Japan’s longest and much-needed string of national holidays starting from April 29 through early ...

Four months later, with this massive military assistance from the U.S., the Soviet Union landed on the Kuril Islands, ...

Like the flickering of your favorite candle, the best incense provides visual interest through spirals of smoke while perfuming your home. With a storied history, incense can nurture a sense of ...

Vietnamese Party chief To Lam affirmed that the visit held great significance, contributing to opening a new stage in the development of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two ...

Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of ...

Peter Landers is The Wall Street Journal's Asia business, finance and economics editor, based in Singapore. He previously served as Tokyo bureau chief for a decade.

During World War II, the Japanese forced thousands of women into sexual slavery. Known as the ‘comfort women’, their story is ...

Alastair Gale was Asia security correspondent and Japan editor for The Wall Street Journal, based in Tokyo. He covered ...

GOG has released a new PC port of Breath of Fire 4, and it's now available to purchase.

Breath of Fire IV is the latest classic with an old PC port to be resurrected by GOG’s ongoing preservation program. It’s ...