Japan's Foreign Ministry says it has confirmed that the US Embassy in Japan has suspended new interview appointments for ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered stronger ruling party control over the military, following a warship accident ...

About 400 people have gathered to remember former US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, who played a key role in ...

The UNESCO World Heritage site of Shirakawa-go in central Japan has held a rice-planting festival against the backdrop of ...

Students from abroad experienced Japanese taiko drumming to deepen their understanding of the country's culture.

China has pledged to continue its support for Pacific island nations to address climate change. Beijing apparently intends to ...

US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell met amid concern about inflation and slowing economic ...

Japan's leading business lobby has a new leader. Tsutsui Yoshinobu is a former chairman of Nippon Life Insurance. He is now ...

A renowned German playwright finds inspiration in a piano that survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing and its owner, who died ...

Japan's top government spokesperson says Japan and China have agreed on the requirements for resuming imports of Japanese ...

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has expressed optimism about a new US ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Abe Akie, the widow of the late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Moscow.