The U.S. ambassador to Japan has stressed the importance of increased deterrence and his country’s commitment to its key ally as he visited two southwestern Japanese islands at the forefront of Tokyo's tension with Beijing
Police in Japan who were busy tracking thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have set their eyes on a new threat: unorganized and loosely connected groups they believe are behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza
Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails on Japan's iconic Mount Fuji will have to book a slot and pay a fee soon
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said his country does not have a “China-phobia” policy and wants to engage both Beijing and Washington, expressing hopes for both powers to resolve their differences
North Korea has announced plans to launch a rocket apparently carrying its second military spy satellite in the coming days
North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed
The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has canceled his planned flight around the moon on a SpaceX vehicle because of uncertainty about when it may be possible
Earthquakes have again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that is still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1
The Japanese government data shows the country's birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023
Japan’s defense chief says Japanese and American V-22 Ospreys are being safely operated in the country
Japan and New Zealand have agreed in principle on an intelligence sharing pact as their leaders shared concern about the increasingly challenging security environment in the region, including closer ties between Russia and North Korea
Officials say Japan’s space agency has suffered a series of cyberattacks since last year, but sensitive information related to rockets and satellites was not affected and it is continuing to investigate and take preventive measures
A Japanese transport ministry panel has proposed a number of air traffic control measures to boost safety
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to time already served in Britain as part of a plea agreement with the U.S. Justice Department that secures his freedom
Saipan is a relaxed, rural island in the Northern Marianas
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is delaying its planned launch of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket due to expected bad weather at the launch site in southwestern Japan
Japan’s government has protested to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa which have only recently been made public
Japan has succesfully deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security after it was launched on a new flagship H3 rocket
In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to pay suitable compensation to about a dozen victims who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law that was designed to eliminate offspring of people with disabilities
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has easily won reelection to a third four-year term as head of Japan’s influential capital
Eight years ago Yuriko Koike became the first woman to lead Tokyo, beating her male predecessor
A Japanese navy report says lack of instructions to the crew and their failure to keep a lookout and communicate led two Japanese navy helicopters to collide during nighttime training in April, killing all eight people on board
A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach has been rescued 37 hours later after drifting in a swimming ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean
A Japanese high court has approved a legal gender change for a transgender woman without requiring compulsory gender-affirming surgery
Blue Ghost lander captured a solar eclipse while on the moon. See the stunning imagery here
Republican legislation seeks to ban Chinese nationals from studying in the US
Cougar cubs spotted in Michigan for the first time in more than 100 years
Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the US 'is no longer welcome' in the country
Canada's versatile finance minister starts fifth cabinet job in 6 years
After finishing last season with Patrick Mahomes, DeAndre Hopkins gets to play with Lamar Jackson
‘I don’t regret anything I said’: Collin Morikawa fires back at media criticism over press conference no-show
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