The Israeli military says its attack on Gaza City killed a spokesperson for the military wing of Hamas. The Islamic group has not responded to the announcement.

A key gauge of China's manufacturing activity has fallen below the boom-or-bust line for the fifth straight month, as ...

Thousands of fireworks lit up the sky in the northwestern Japanese city of Daisen on Saturday. Twenty-eight pyrotechnic firms ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi visited a plant run by a chip-making equipment manufacturer in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Saturday.

Japan's agriculture minister says if his ministry's projections hold true, a substantial amount of new rice will enter the market, leading to stable retail prices.

China is hosting an annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, an international framework led by China and Russia.

Family members of Japanese nationals who died during detention in Mongolia after World War Two have stressed the importance of peace at a memorial event.

Uda Etsuko turns fiber from hard-to-process waste pineapple leaves into yarn and fabric for textiles in Okinawa. Expanding ...

Temperatures are soaring in many parts of Japan on Sunday. The mercury is expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius in Nagoya City, central Japan.

Friday marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina touched down, leading to flooding that devastated the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The anniversary comes as the administration of President Donald ...

学歴詐称の疑いが指摘されている静岡県伊東市の田久保真紀市長に対する不信任決議案が9月1日に開かれる定例市議会に提出され、採決が行われます。可決された場合、市長は議会を解散するか、辞職・失職するかの判断を迫られることになります。

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