Russia's Foreign Ministry has lodged a protest with Japan, after it protested Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Japan's Northern Territories.

The Japanese government held the first meeting of an expert panel on Tuesday to discuss a new program to help foreign residents learn the Japanese language and rules for daily life.

The defense chiefs of Japan and Australia have affirmed efforts to further strengthen the relationship between their countries plus the United States to boost deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region.

An international conference on managing bluefin tuna stocks has agreed to raise the annual catch quota for large bluefin in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including waters near Japan, by 25 ...

A flame-lighting ceremony has been held in Tokyo ahead of the 2026 Asian Games torch relay. The 20th Asian Games will open in ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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." ...

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 ...

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