Japan, Korea, and China, three East Asian powerhouses often grouped together, yet each nation has its own deeply distinct ...

The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.

How did Buddhism become one of Japan’s defining religions? In this animated historical documentary, Kings and Generals traces ...

A Newsweek map shows that the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning continues to operate in the western Pacific Ocean during its deployment near Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

Chinese medical office worker Qin Meng has found a lucrative side-hustle: she wakes up before midnight, fills in her clients' divorce certificate applications on a government website, then hits the ...

A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth.

South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, promises to keep selling weapons to Europe despite his conciliatory stance toward China and Russia. In 2023, South Korea exported $557 million in weapons, ...

The troops, coming from the relatively peaceful job of occupying Japan following World War II, were something less than battle-ready—especially when compared with the North Korean veterans.

When looking at a map, the Strait of Hormuz might not seem all that impressive. It’s just a slim waterway squeezed between ...

Studies show that climate-driven turbulence is expected to increase further in the coming decades. See how major flight ...

Can you picture what we'll be/ So limitless and free/ Desperately in need of some stranger's hand” - The Doors In the 1990s ...