The Oregonian/OregonLive spoke with roughly 100 workers in Nike’s second-largest production hub. None said they made anywhere near twice the minimum wage.

Japan no longer has pandas for the first time in half a century. The last pair, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, have returned to China ...

From subarctic to subtropical, Japan's varied climates present a challenge for energy-saving housing design. Adding the ...

The crack of the bat. The growing crescendo of cheers as the ball flew over the outfield fence. The flashing lights in ...

Japanese panda fans gathered Sunday for the final public viewing at Tokyo’s Ueno zoo before twins Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei ...

In the Palazzo Borghese, centuries of history serve as an enormous canvas for the multi-hyphenate creative’s irreverent and unique style ...

You’d think protein powder is protein powder. Same goal: get more protein in. But Japan and Australia do it with totally different vibes. In Japan, products are often marketed as lighter, cleaner, and ...

Living in Japan the first time presented a lot of challenges, not the least of which was my limited grasp of the language. I’d only taken a semester of Japanese 101 before moving there for a year and, ...

TOKYO — A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. Friday’s quake occurred off ...

Nine small to moderate earthquakes struck San Ramon on Monday , the largest one clocking in with a magnitude of 3.6, according to the US Geological Survey. The others ranged from 2.5 to 3.0. Meanwhile ...

There is a push to revive single-room occupancy housing, where kitchens and bathrooms are shared among apartments as small as 100 square feet each. By Mihir Zaveri Single-room apartments once ...

Another Japanese firm has scooped up a multifamily property in Manhattan as the country's renewed surge of interest in the New York asset class continues. Hanshin Juken, a real estate firm based in ...