The National Ballet of Japan is in the UK this week at the Royal Opera House in London, the first time in over 15 years that a major Asian dance company has appeared on the venue’s main stage.

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday, despite overnight gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driven by optimism over strong corporate earnings. Read more details here.

The Sanseito party tapped into discontent over issues galvanizing voters worldwide: inflation, immigration and a political class dismissed as out of touch.

Japan's prime minister is clinging to power today, but his outlook remains uncertain. This follows a weekend election that delivered several surprises. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

A breakthrough in trade talks with the U.S. might win Ishiba a reprieve, but so far there's been scant sign of progress in negotiating away the threat of higher tariffs on Japan's exports to the U.S. beginning Aug. 1.

Award winning ramen and gyoza chef Yuichi Ochi has brought his celebrated Japanese born Ramen Ochi restaurant to the San Gabriel Valley.

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has prompted the creation of a new task force, as competition for votes heats up ahead of Sunday’s national election.

A fringe far-right populist party in Japan was one of the biggest winners in the weekend’s upper house election. Sanseito attracted many voters with its “Japanese First” platform that called