Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to soon announce his resignation, local media said Wednesday, after an election debacle left his coalition without a majority in parliament's upper house.

Three world records in five days put Summer McIntosh in rare company and now the 18-year-old Canadian swimming sensation is primed to take the world championships by storm.

The dollar edged higher as concerns about tariffs eased after President Trump announced a trade agreement with Japan. The U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on Japanese goods, lower than the 25% rate Trump ...

The United States is looking to send asylum seekers to the sparsely populated volcanic isles of Palau, the small South Pacific nation said Wednesday.

In the laboratories of German fragrance and flavours giant Symrise, a citrus scent clings to the lab coats of trainees -- "noses" who are learning the art of making things smell good.

Wallabies winger Harry Potter rubbished suggestions Wednesday that Australia have a "losing mentality", but admitted they must be better in the second Test against the British and Irish Lions.

The new US-Japan trade deal does not cover spending on defence, Tokyo's tariffs envoy said Wednesday. The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article ...

US tariffs of 50 percent on imports of Japanese steel and aluminium are not part of the two countries' trade deal announced earlier, Tokyo's trade envoy said Wednesday.

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to ...

More than 80 percent of the Pacific nation Tuvalu's population is seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas lap at its shores, official figures showed Wednesday.

Union Pacific Considering a Norfolk Southern Buyout, Report Says. Here’s What Will Matter. Union Pacific is in talks to merge with Norfolk Southern, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, in a ...

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