The July Grand Sumo tournament starts this weekend. We cover the big talking points ahead of the action. We also look back on ...

The Ukrainian military says it has attacked an oil refinery in Russia about 2,500 kilometers from Ukraine's border.

An international conference on the management of Pacific bluefin tuna stocks kicked off on Wednesday in the western Japanese ...

A large and very strong typhoon is likely to approach Okinawa Prefecture in southwestern Japan from Friday through Saturday.

The US Central Command says it has launched a series of powerful strikes against Iran. It says they are in response to ...

Leaders of NATO have gathered in Turkey for a two-day summit. Ahead of the meeting, US President Donald Trump expressed ...

The Japanese government called for deeper cooperation between NATO and its four Indo-Pacific partners at a meeting on the ...

Coffee drinkers in Japan have always relied on imported beans for their daily cup. Now, however, one firm is cultivating the ...

Microsoft says it is eliminating around 4,800 roles, or roughly 2 percent of its global workforce. An executive adds that ...

Syria's state-run news agency has reported that two explosions injured 18 people in a central area of the capital Damascus on ...

The Japanese Embassy in Beijing has urged businesses to exercise caution after two Japanese nationals were arrested over rare ...

A NATO summit is to start in the capital of Turkey. The group's European members and Canada have announced measures to step ...