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Exit polls suggest victory for Japan's ruling party in parliamentary election

The ruling party in Japan, to which the slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also belonged, is expected to dominate legislative elections there today.

Mourners visit the site of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination

Japan is shocked and in mourning following the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. Police say a homemade gun was used.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an event held before the party's annual convention on Feb. 10, 2019, in Tokyo. Abe was killed on July 8, 2022.

Shinzo Abe, killed at 67, leaves a storied legacy as Japan's longest-serving premier

The influential prime minister worked to revive the economy with his trademark "Abenomics" and rebuild Japan's role on the global stage. His assassination stunned a nation where gun violence is rare.

South Koreans pray for their children taking the College Scholastic Ability Test at Chogey temple, in Seoul on Thursday. New coronavirus infections in the country have spiked in recent days.

S. Korea Considers Tighter Coronavirus Restrictions As Cases Spike

Amid criticism of the government's recent handling of the pandemic, the country is seeing more cases than at any time in the past nine months.

FILE - In this photo provided by South Korea's Defense Ministry, U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, second from left, and South Korea's landing platform helicopter (LPH) ship Marado, left, sail during a joint military exercise at an undisclosed location, June 4, 2022.

North Korea slams US-South Korea-Japan military cooperation

North Korea on Sunday slammed the United States, South Korea and Japan for pushing to boost their trilateral military cooperation, warning it would reinforce its military capability.

An international sign warning about mines hangs beside a minefield at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in 2002.

U.S. military reinstitutes its landmine ban — except for Korea

The White House announced Tuesday that it would restrict use of the weapons, aligning the country's policy more closely — though not fully — with an international treaty banning the deadly explosives.

A poster showing K-pop group BTS members is displayed at a tourist information center in Seoul on June 15. Global superstars BTS said they are taking time to focus on solo projects, but the company behind the groundbreaking K-pop group said they are not taking a hiatus.

For BTS fans in South Korea, there's resignation as the band takes a break

Some fans say they can relate to the artists' need to pause. For Korean stars, "in exchange for a chance at worldwide fame, they give up a lot of control over their own life," a K-pop expert says.

People watch a TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file footage, at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, on June 5, 2022. North Korea test-fired a salvo of multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said.

North Korea has test-fired a salvo of short-range missiles

The barrage of eight missiles test-fired over 35 minutes extends a streak in weapons demonstrations this year that U.S. and South Korean officials say may culminate with a nuclear test explosion.

Honoring the iconic blues and ironic humor of Mose Allison

The tribute project Anything Mose! breathes new life into the music of the late Mose Allison. We peer inside his blend of blues and jazz with ironic lyrics, and get stories from Allison's widow.

Arin Yoon recreates the scene from her mother's conception dream, holding jewels up to the light to discover the name of the child growing in her belly.

Asian photographers share the stories behind their names

We asked AAPI photographers, 'What is the story of your name and what does it mean to you?'

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