Palau's reelected President Surangel Whipps says he may ask the United States for a Patriot missile defense system, citing a recent Chinese missile test as a "direct threat" to the Pacific island nati ...

Wednesday marked four years since the Japanese Olympic Committee and seven other sporting organizations released a joint ...

U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a farewell meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Lima on the sidelines of an annual ...

A working group of the U.N. Human Rights Council urges North Korea to improve the human rights situation in the country in ...

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. says it is considering a management buyout proposed by a member of the company's ...

September champion Onosato suffers his first loss as an ozeki against former sekiwake Abi on the fourth day of the Kyushu ...

Japan's nuclear watchdog formally decided Wednesday that a reactor in central Japan has failed to pass a safety review needed ...

About 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops deployed in Russia's Kursk region have been fighting against Ukrainian forces, a ...

Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. has closed all eight of its convenience stores in Israel, as the tensions in the ...

The Japanese health ministry calls for seniors to take routine coronavirus vaccinations ahead of the winter, when infections ...

Japan's top government spokesman said a dose of cold medicine was to blame for causing a slightly ill Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Japan posted a record 15.82 trillion yen ($103 billion) current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2024, boosted by ...