Comments from Abe Shinzo and his widow Abe Akie suggest that they saw cowardice lurking behind Trump’s bravado.

Retail billionaire Solomon Lew was among the first Australians to send Donald Trump a note congratulating him on this week’s inauguration.

As Trump's second administration comes to a start, experts speculate on what it could mean for U.S. relations with Japan and China.

Wall Street is pointing slightly lower in early trading but is on track to close the week with solid gains on healthy quarterly earnings reports from large U.S. corporations.

Japan's concerns over a potential U.S. retreat from the region have grown amid China's increasingly assertive military posture.

Tokyo may be surprisingly more suited to work with Trump — and beat back any exorbitant demands — than it was during his first stint.

South Korean president Yoon's declaration of martial law not only stress tested South Korea's democracy, it may also contribute to destabilising the fragile US-Japan-South Korea trilateral.

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to beef up security at the southern border that began taking effect hours after he was inaugurated.

Asian markets mostly fell Monday on fresh trade fears after Donald Trump's threat to impose huge tariffs on Colombia in retaliation for its refusal to accept deportation flights from the

In currencies, the dollar jumped 0.3% against the Chinese yuan in offshore trading, and rallied 0.4% versus the Aussie and 0.5% versus the New Zealand dollar, with the antipodean currencies tending to act as more liquid proxies for China's currency due to close trade ties.

Tokyo stocks rose Monday on solid technology issues and exporters lifted by the yen's recent weakening tone, while investors cautious