Simon Denyer was The Washington Post’s bureau chief in Tokyo and left The Post in September 2021. He served previously as bureau chief in China and in India; a Reuters bureau chief in Washington, New ...

Japan's workforce is shrinking, leading the government to introduce legislation that would shake up the country's views on immigration. The animal may have wandered down from nearby mountains and ...

It has been described as the greatest migration in human history. The people who made the journey to China’s cities got richer, but became much less happy than those they left behind. It has been ...

The donor, who was expelled from the Chinese legislature, had given large sums to McAuliffe and the Clinton Foundation. The Post’s China bureau chief travels to Tibet, a place harder to visit as a ...

The confession of a Hindu holy man suggests Hindu radicals were behind bomb attacks on Muslims in India. The revelations is forcing India to examine prejudices within the police but, ironically, made ...

Nine-year-old jokingly observes that China's president might like to lose some weight, but censors don't get the joke. He presides over a one-party state that silences its critics ruthlessly. But ...

Across eastern Asia, thousands of moon bears are harvested for their bile, which is used in traditional medicines. Vietnam has tried to end the practice. The solicitations, circulated by at least ...

The coalition fired at least two large guided missiles at the sprawling complex where Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi lives in Tripoli. Libya’s government accused NATO on Monday of trying to assassinate ...

Kim Jong Un’s insular state is among the least prepared for a potential outbreak. And it’s sandwiched between the two hardest-hit nations. Japan could have many hidden cases, but critics say the ...

Canadian Christian couple ran coffee shop on China's border with North Korea, organized tours to the impoverished state, and tried to reach across border with God and practical assistance.

With the world’s population nearing 7 billion, India warns of a “demographic disaster” if it cannot provide jobs and services for its young people. The “Dragon King” of Bhutan weds his longtime ...