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Japan is sticking to its demand that all new tariffs be removed, the country's tariff czar insists.

The university believes the former manager began such scams around 20 years ago or earlier, receiving a total of ¥53.2 million.

Japan will be round 3 as a standalone event on March 29.

Authorities are urging residents to remain on alert for landslides, river overflows and flooding in low-lying areas such as underpasses.

Personal data leaks involving My Number personal identification numbers reported under the My Number law climbed to 2,052 cases from 334 in...

The Toyota group’s plan to privatize Toyota Industries has drawn sharp criticism from investors and analysts since it was announced a week a...

A U.S. official has called for Israel to let in far more aid via multiple crossings and routes.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told new South Korean President Lee Jae-myung that the two countries “should jointly safeguard multilateralism and...

Spalletti announced his own dismissal on the eve of the Moldova match, which comes after less than two years in the role and included a disa...

Plastic waste entering the water could triple to up to 37 million metric tons per year by 2040, from around 11 million tons in 2021, the U.N...

Until recently, senior administrators often with limited experience doing deals in financial markets were responsible for making investment...

For the first time since 2000, the NBA Finals are headed to Indianapolis.

It was the first time for police to detect a suspect under the investigation method introduced in January.

Ottawa's concerns about what it sees as growing challenges to the current world order are driving its Asia push.

The moves have ignited a politically charged debate over whether the agents are protecting their identities or engaging in intimidation tact...

"All options” remain on the table, says incoming President Kenji Shimizu.

New Canadian leader Mark Carney said he will boost funding for the armed forces and hit NATO's 2% military spending target this fiscal year,...

The initiative contains support for female entrepreneurship through gender equality centers set up by local governments.

The return of prisoners of war and the repatriation of the bodies of the dead is one of the few things the two sides have managed to agree o...

All sitting members were appointed under former President Joe Biden's administration.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he had instructed that the activists be shown videos of atrocities committed during the Oct. 7, 20...

The moves highlight the Chinese Navy’s growing ability to punch through the “second island chain,” officials say.

Washington and Beijing are trying to revive a temporary truce struck in Geneva that had briefly lowered trade tensions and calmed markets.

Marines have been deployed domestically for major disasters but it is extremely rare for U.S. military troops to be used for domestic polici...

The world’s most powerful man and the world’s richest man have fallen out. No matter who wins, America loses.