The president of Latvia, a Baltic state neighboring Russia, has said it is necessary to look at introducing more sanctions on ...

People of Japanese descent in the Philippines have called on the Japanese government to do more to help them gain citizenship ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Hiroshima in June, as 2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War ...

Data from the agriculture ministry show rice prices are up again for the week through May 11, reversing a slight decline the ...

The Israeli military announced on Sunday that it had launched a major ground operation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Defense ...

US President Donald Trump is to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone in the coming hours about ending fighting ...

At least four people have been injured in an explosion at a restaurant in a popular entertainment district in Sapporo City, ...

Japan's Princess Aiko has visited temporary shops in Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, run by people affected by the massive ...

Major Southeast Asian economies are reporting growth for the January-to-March quarter. That's partly because exporters were ...

Jewish and Palestinian people in the United States have held separate rallies to make their cases as the Israeli military ...

An exhibition featuring the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan has opened ...

Seven-Eleven Japan says it has launched a trial using delivery robots on public roads. The convenience-store operator ...