Aiming to strengthen ties with Mongolia, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi agreed to a yen loan worth about 158 billion yen ($1 ...

OSAKA—A regenerative medical product derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells was used to treat a patient in a ...

WASHINGTON―President Donald Trump could announce as soon as Wednesday his administration intends to tap South Korea’s pledged ...

TOYAMA—The internal affairs ministry said Sept. 29 it has filed the first-ever criminal complaint over suspected data falsifications for a national census, but the motive behind the apparent misdeed ...

BEIJING―China has vowed a “resolute response” ‌to safeguard its industries if ⁠the European Union ⁠goes ahead with ...

The number of foreign residents in Japan surged to 3.84 million, an all-time high, the 2025 national census showed, while the nation’s total population continued its decline, falling 3.17 million from ...

Vietnam police have arrested three people, including a Norwegian citizen and an Australian national of Vietnamese origin, ...

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist for girls’ education, was 15 when a Taliban gunman shot her in the head in her home country.

OSAKA--One of the most famous paintings in the Western canon went on display here on Aug. 21, as “Girl with a Pearl Earring” took the center slot in an exhibition of Dutch old masters. The masterpiece ...

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered 4-meter (13-foot) tsunami waves and sparked evacuation orders in Hawaii and across the Pacific on Wednesday.

BEIJING/SYDNEY--China’s military test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into ‌the Pacific on Monday, state media reported, drawing criticism and concerns from Japan, ⁠Australia and New ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest U.S. sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global ...