TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- Campaigning begins for Japan's ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has said she will resign 'immediately' if the ruling coalition loses its majority in the ...

Panda diplomacy has a long history in China, dating back more than 1,300 years. Historical records show that the Empress Wu ...

It is customary for lawmakers in Japan to launch into banzai cheers on the House of Representatives floor when the chamber is ...

Italy is seeking to anchor its role through key partnerships across an increasingly interconnected geopolitical space, in ...

Asian currencies mostly strengthened against the dollar as the yen appreciated on growing prospects of a coordinated intervention in the foreign-exchange market by the U.S. and Japan.

The twins' departure will leave Japan without any pandas for the first time since 1972, the year the two countries normalised ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's public approval rating has slipped in new polling ahead of a national election next ...

Japanese fans bade a teary farewell to the country’s last two pandas on Sunday ahead of their return to China, in a departure ...

The UK's January Composite PMI index surged to a stronger-than-expected - and a 21-month high - 53.9. Read more here.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her ...

Ms Takaichi, a hawkish conservative, took office in October after winning an internal contest to lead the ruling Liberal ...