Many major Japanese companies saw net profits rise for the first half of the fiscal year. A weaker yen helped boost earnings, ...

People in Thailand are celebrating one of the country's oldest traditions, the Loy Krathong lantern festival. As concerns ...

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is in Brazil to attend a summit of the Group of G20 major economies. Ishiba arrived in ...

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies are set to begin discussions on global issues, such as poverty and climate change.

The Israeli military has mounted more airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. A Palestinian media outlet reports that ...

Former abductees who returned to Japan from North Korea 22 years ago have called for the quick return of those still held ...

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have confirmed the significance of maintaining bilateral dialogue, ...

Russia has launched large-scale missile and drone strikes across Ukraine. The country's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

Three people have died after a collision between a pleasure craft and a tugboat in Kasado Bay off Yamaguchi Prefecture, ...

This year's Ramon Magsaysay Award has been granted to Japanese animation master Miyazaki Hayao. The award, known as "Asia's ...

Leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have adopted a summit declaration emphasizing the importance of ...

The leaders of Japan and South Korea have shared serious concerns about North Korea's military moves and agreed to continue ...