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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Japan's biggest labor group says average wage increases were higher-than-targeted in spring negotiations, even though small and mid-size companies missed the goal for raises.

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