A large typhoon is expected to move close to the Okinawa region in southwestern Japan. Weather officials are urging residents ...

A large typhoon is moving toward the Okinawa region in southwestern Japan. Japan's Meteorological Agency says that as of 9:00 ...

Republicans and the Democrats in the US are working to get a bill through Congress to seal a debt-ceiling agreement. But an ...

Tokyu Railways, a major private rail operator in the greater Tokyo area, suspended services in some sections for about 6 ...

North Korea has announced that it failed launching what it calls a rocket. Pyongyang says an accident occurred while it was ...

Sri Lanka has announced plans to start talks with Japan to revive a railway project that was scrapped in 2020.

India is a fast-growing economy, but gender inequality persists in the country, particularly in rural areas. In this report ...

Ethiopia is the second most populous nation in Africa. Economic growth is strong - but many issues remain, including the ...

United States Defense Department officials say China has declined an invitation by the US for a meeting between their defense ...

A Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler has been promoted to the second-highest juryo division for the next grand sumo tournament.

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has instructed relevant ministers to allocate an annual budget in the range of mid-3 ...

Japan's Diet has enacted a bill to establish a Japanese version of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...