A flame-lighting ceremony has been held in Tokyo ahead of the 2026 Asian Games torch relay. The 20th Asian Games will open in Nagoya City, central Japan, on September 19. The torch relay begins on ...

Retail sales in China slowed in July due to weak domestic demand. Data released Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics ...

Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella says an estimate puts the economic losses from the powerful earthquake that struck the country on August 10 at approximately 9.58 billion dollars.

A Japanese research institute says wastewater containing radioactive substances may have leaked from a basement that was flooded during last week's torrential rains. It has ruled out any impact on the ...

A Russian opposition politician seeking an end to the Ukraine conflict has been sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison for allegedly discrediting the army and spreading false information about ...

Children at a park in Shizuoka Prefecture's Fuji City have been enjoying dashing like ninjas across a pond on floating straw mats called "goza." ...

US President Donald Trump says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has responded positively to his call for talks.

A Chinese vessel was apparently conducting research on Monday within Japan's exclusive economic zone off the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa without consent from Tokyo. The Japan Coast Guard ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he summoned Japan's envoy following Tokyo's protest of President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to one of four Russian-controlled islands. Japan claims the ...

The 60-day deadline for the United States and Iran to reach a deal to end their conflict is expiring, and US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Iran, telling the media he is "not in a hurry" and ...

Three weeks after a powerful earthquake struck Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, over 3,000 residents are still in evacuation shelters, while others stay in their cars or damaged houses.

US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner has been meeting in recent days with the leaders of Hamas and Israel over the situation in Gaza.