Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden announced a “new era” for their countries’ alliance during a state visit to Washington by the Japanese leader on Wednesday, with the pair heralding a historic upgrade of defense ties as they look to beef up Tokyo’s role in countering China’s growing assertiveness.
A Japanese astronaut will be the first non-American to travel on a NASA lunar mission, the U.S. and Japan planned to announce on Wednesday, according to a senior U.S. official familiar with the delegations’ plans.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday that outside inference could not stop the "family reunion" between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and that there are no issues that cannot be discussed.
Tomisaburo Wakui, a 110-year-old residing in the city of Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, became the oldest man in Japan, the city said Wednesday, after Gisaburo Sonobe, of Chiba Prefecture, died last week at the age of 112.
While Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is away in the United States this week on a state visit, speculation is growing in Japan’s political world that once he returns, the deeply unpopular leader could dissolve parliament in June, with an election later in July.
Children sit shoulder to shoulder, crammed in rows on the floor of a shipping container with lesson books in their laps — the remains of their school unrepaired in the six months since a major earthquake devastated their village in western Afghanistan.
Donald Trump's hotly awaited position on abortion stresses his re-election strategy, even while angering an important part of his base — conservatives who oppose the procedure.
The New York Stock Exchange is actively engaged with a pipeline of Japanese companies, some of which may consider a U.S. listing over the next 18 months, according to the bourse’s vice chairman.
An unpopular incumbent president and a scandal-plagued opposition leader. Two former justice ministers, one a fallen star and the other a neophyte.
Damage from unauthorized credit card use in Japan hit a record high of ¥54.1 billion in 2023, it was learned Tuesday.
The U.S. Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boardings of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside local police are illegal, saying the joint patrols are at the behest of Pacific nations to protect coastal fisheries.
Tokyo and Washington are politically and economically simpatico — that is the message Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden are touting as both leaders emphasize the allies’ sturdy economic links and need for collaboration, particularly around essential capabilities like AI and semiconductors.
The health ministry said Tuesday that it will establish a new expert body in April 2025 to prepare for future infectious disease crises.
Indian folk singer Maithili Thakur thought she was successful, with millions following her Hindu devotional tunes on social media — but then Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent her popularity into the stratosphere.
Europe’s top human rights court said Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated its citizens’ rights by not doing enough to stop climate change, a landmark ruling that experts said could bolster activists hoping to use human rights law to hold governments to account.
A small butsudan (Buddhist altar) store in the city of Kumamoto has extended a compassionate gesture to victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake: providing them with small altars free of charge.
A former Asahi Shimbun photographer was indicted Tuesday on charges of trespassing into a murder suspect’s home last year.
Myanmar's junta on Tuesday denounced the United Nations' "one-sided allegations" about its human rights record and said it had received no official communication regarding the recent appointment of a new special envoy to the conflict-torn country.
A room of the State Guest House Akasaka Palace in Tokyo is set to be newly opened to the public as the first of a series of special events to mark the 50th anniversary Thursday of the start of its use as a venue to host foreign dignitaries visiting Japan.
More robust action against sexual violence and abuse is required in Japan, which lags behind many countries in terms of gender equality, ranking 125th in the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap Index.
Taxpayers will pay an additional ¥800 a month on average to cover the funds necessary for an increase in child care support from fiscal 2026, according to the latest estimate by the Children and Families Agency.
From the COVID-19 pandemic to advanced economies' interest rate hikes, developments over the last few years have left many developing economies struggling to repay their debts.
Among the many issues that will confront the government that emerges from India’s upcoming general election — running from April 19 through June 1 — one of the most important will be what to do about the country’s frayed relationship with its troubled neighbor, Pakistan. The answer may be simple: Not much.
Boeing Co. allegedly took shortcuts to ease production bottlenecks for its 787 Dreamliner aircraft that could eventually impair the structural integrity of more than 1,000 of the widebody jets in service, according to a quality engineer who worked on the planes.
(Mild spoilers for Netflix’s "3-Body Problem" follow.)
