Tokyo's Nikkei stock index set an intraday high in Tuesday morning trading amid speculation Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae may ...

Mitigation hearings have started in a Hong Kong court for Jimmy Lai, the founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper ...

US President Donald Trump has reiterated he is considering options including military action against Iran amid deadly clashes ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has spoken to NHK ahead of a bilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi ...

People at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo have been busy weaving bundles of straw to form a large snake. It's a tradition dating ...

Japanese researchers have set sail for an expanse of seabed where they hope to mine rare earths. Their work takes on extra ...

US President Donald Trump's administration plans to send more officers to the city of Minneapolis amid widening protests ...

US President Donald Trump has said his country is looking at "some very strong options" against Iran, where the death toll ...

Ukraine is suffering through power outages caused by Russian strikes even as the cold deepens. Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in the West Bank on Sunday.

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has visited Israel and held talks with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa'ar.

People aged 20 climbed the stairs of one of Japan's tallest buildings on Monday in an annual event to celebrate reaching the age of majority.