Police in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 20-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of of attempting to kidnap an elementary school girl by trying to take her into a toilet in the ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to Britain on Thursday where the pair will sign a recently announced UK-India trade deal.

The New Zealand government passed legislation on Wednesday to regulate the use of ground-based space infrastructure following concerns about foreign actors using it to harm national security.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat, a source told Reuters, as the embattled premier announced a long-sought trade deal with U.S.

Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life in the Philippine capital to a halt on Tuesday with tens of thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two people believed missing. Schools ...

Renting an apartment under your own name in Japan can feel like a big step, especially if you’re a foreign resident. While many people still live in company or school-arranged housing, most residents ...

quote of the day Japan looks set for political confusion unseen in years. The rise of populism and growing political polarization are evident.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday faced mounting pressure from within his Liberal Democratic Party to step down and take responsibility for the ruling coalition's bruising setback in ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is making final arrangements to visit South Korea at the end of July, also hoping to meet President Lee Jae Myung, a source close to the matter said ...

Lawyers on Tuesday filed lawsuits at high courts across Japan to nullify the results of Sunday's House of Councillors election and seek a rerun, saying the disparities in the weight of votes violated ...

Police in Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 32-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed his 64-year-old father with a kitchen knife at their home.

Over half of Japanese public junior and senior high school students met official English proficiency milestones, but further progress is needed to reach the government's more ambitious targets, a ...