Japan's Emperor and Empress, along with their daughter, have offered condolences to the souls of people who died in the ...

The Japanese government plans to cautiously study the foreign policy of new South Korean president Lee Jae-myung, who has ...

Armed ethnic minority groups in Myanmar have announced the extension of a temporary ceasefire. They said the truce will be ...

More than 200 inmates broke out of a prison in the coastal city of Karachi, Pakistan. Local media say the jailbreak happened ...

NHK has learned that responding to US tariffs and ensuring a stable rice supply are top priorities in a draft of the Japanese ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te posted a message on social media on the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident on ...

Wednesday marks 36 years since the violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

A US research group says a North Korean destroyer that had remained capsized following its failed launch last month now ...

The Japanese government says the number of Japanese births last year dropped below 700,000 for the first time since ...

The United Nations has elected five non-permanent Security Council members, whose two-year terms start in January of next ...

The US doubled additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 percent from Wednesday. President Donald Trump ...

The Dutch government led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof has collapsed after a far-right party left the coalition over ...