Facing the threat of losing its official party status in the July 20 House of Councillors election, the Social Democratic ...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided Tuesday to hold a plenary meeting of its parliamentary members soon, as Prime ...

North Korea on Tuesday said the United States must recognize it as a nuclear weapons state if bilateral talks are to resume.

Tokyo stocks dropped Tuesday morning as investors continued to lock in gains following last week's steep rise, amid a ...

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Japan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it will set up new divisions to further promote economic security as part of its ...

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On July 23, women in red "happi" coats took part in the "Gal Mikoshi" event before Osaka's Tenjin Festival. This is a special ...

France on Monday called on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the ...

Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday, weighed down by an overnight decline of the U.S. Dow Jones index on caution amid ...

Top trade officials from China and the United States launched a new round of talks on Monday in a bid to ease tensions over ...

A total of 162 pregnant and postpartum women took their own lives from 2022 to 2024 in Japan, accounting for about 2% of the ...