But hidden inside Oregon State Penitentiary, inmates exude a new energy. Alongside renowned Japanese garden designer Hoichi Kurisu, they are creating a traditional Japanese garden in their prison ...

A new “Paths of Ink” exhibition celebrating the art of calligraphy will open in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Schaefer International Gallery on Nov. 12, with works by eight Japanese and Korean ...

The crowds cheer as a young rider, wearing the costume of an ancient Japanese warrior, rides his horse fast up a steep hill. They are heading straight for a mud wall at head-height, which they ...

In February 1994, he moved to Hong Kong as editor of The Asian Wall Street Journal's editorial page. He returned to the domestic Journal in December 1995 as a member of the paper's editorial board ...

The Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.7% to close at 38211.01, tracking Wall Street's gains overnight ... Among best performers on the Japanese benchmark index, Sumitomo Forestry climbed 5.85%, Zensho ...

Asian shares mostly declined in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of earnings reports in the region and elsewhere, as Wall Street’s long, record-breaking rally ran out of steam. Japan's benchmark Nikkei ...

HONG KONG--Asian stocks were mostly lower on Friday as Chinese markets declined as investors await a key briefing about the details of the upcoming stimulus plan this weekend. U.S. futures and oil ...

(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, as traders remain cautious amid lingering geopolitical tensions ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday under ... But it also is forcing traders on Wall Street to ratchet back expectations for how much the Federal Reserve will cut interest ...

Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly lower on Thursday after the Wall Street plunged the previous day, with 9 out of 11 S&P sectors finished in red. Japan (NKY:IND) +0.02% Japan's flash PMI numbers ...

Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 1.3% to 38,552.67, reopening after a holiday on Monday. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.7% to 2,569.75, while the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia dropped 0.6% to 8,117.30.

where Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.7% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 1%. Advertising On Wall Street, insurer Travelers was the biggest reason for the Dow’s setting another record.