The uncrewed mission will represent a major step toward Beijing’s long-term goal of building a permanent human presence on ...

Hundreds of troops have been deployed to clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the country’s south.

Researchers, educators, and industry leaders heading to Japan this September can now register for the Esports Research Network Conference 2026 (ERNC 2026) with the event set for September 15-17, 2026, ...

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The escalation in hostilities between Kyiv and Moscow in the Black Sea helped push wheat to a two-year high last month.

A 58-year-old man on death row convicted for killing five people after he set a pachinko parlor on fire in 2009 in the city ...

A Hong Kong court found two pro-democracy activists who organized annual vigils to mark China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown ...

Lower House lawmaker Mikihiko Hashimoto, 30, will likely struggle to unseat the veteran Tamaki, who is seeking a third term.

In June, the health ministry revealed that breast cancer screenings would require doctors to notify patients that they had ...

Japan is moving toward abolishing its loss-making Cool Japan Fund, while seeking to expand a separate program to promote ...

Requests for the next fiscal year are likely to exceed last year’s record ¥122 trillion ($767 billion) as the government ...