Japan's staple grain -- soared to record highs amid supply shortages. But stockpile releases and the recent harvest have ...

Voters are heading to the polls on February 8 after a snap election call, and they can soon expect to hear party leaders make ...

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has decided to slap new tariffs on imports from Colombia. He has cited as a reason a lack of ...

The Bank of Japan says it will keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged. The decision comes after the central bank raised ...

US President Donald Trump has warned Iran, saying that "a massive fleet" is moving toward the country.

Japan's Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus and Taiwan's Hon Hai Technology Group said on Thursday they will form a new company to develop and produce EV buses.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US President Donald Trump on Thursday to discuss a ceasefire plan with ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company says it has shut down a reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant because of a ...

European Union leaders held a summit in Brussels on Thursday. They were expected to discuss how to respond to US President ...

Intense snow has hit areas along the Sea of Japan, with more feared in Niigata Prefecture, the Hokuriku region and elsewhere ...

The Japanese government has decided to accept up to around 1.23 million foreign workers by March 2029 under two programs -- one for skilled workers and the other for trainees.

Japan's inflation rate for consumer prices in 2025 topped 3 percent, driven by a record surge in the cost of rice.