Early voting began across Japan on Friday for the Upper House election on July 20.

Children at an elementary school in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, have enjoyed learning how to decorate traditional ...

US President Donald Trump says his administration is sending out letters to notify countries of the rates for what he calls ...

Spending by Japan's households marked a first year-on-year increase in two months in May. They spent more on cars and travel.

A Japanese government spokesperson says the country will continue sincere discussions to seek a mutually beneficial deal in ...

A US news website says the White House is planning to resume nuclear talks with Iran in Norway next week.

Russian state-run media says Moscow has officially recognized Afghanistan's Taliban government. Russia has become the first ...

A novel depicting yakuza gangster life by a Japanese author has won a prestigious British award for crime fiction.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Thursday. The Kremlin said Putin ...

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have passed President Donald Trump's domestic policy bill, which had been ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency is urging people in the southwestern island village of Toshima to stay vigilant against more ...

Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty on Tuesday as it proceeds with a ...