AMMAN, Jordan — Alas Pilipinas under-16 girls team pushed defending champion Japan to its limits before absorbing a 17-25, 25 ...

Volleyball star Ran Takahashi is said to have spent the night in a hotel with two different women on two consecutive days, ...

Opposite hitter Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen has not been called up to the Vietnamese women’s national volleyball team ahead of the ...

Asia follows a new, brutal tournament where teams of legendary athletes test their strength and endurance with national pride ...

Netflix’s beloved survival show Physical: 100 is back with its pan-Asian edition. Here are the 48 contestants taking part in ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held ...

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala got swept by qualifier Tereza Valentova of Czechia, 6-1, 6-2, in the Round of 32 of the Japan Women’s Open on Tuesday in Osaka. Valentova, the current World No. 78, ...

Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially ...

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic ...