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The event comes amid growing anxiety over Washington's tariff program and uncertainties about U.S. defense policy.

The new law includes a provision to allow the government to disclose the names of malicious businesses in the event of crime using AI.

The legislation was compiled based on lessons learned from the Noto Peninsula earthquake in January 2024.

The struggling automaker plans to issue debt and sell assets to raise funds for keeping its operations on track, according to internal docum...

The unit, launched in April last year under the traffic police force, has proven to be agile and effective.

Local officials have not yet released the results of air quality tests as emergency services continued to tend to the site.

Prosecutors said 220 Chinese workers were found in December in conditions "analogous to slavery” and described them as victims of human traf...

The proposal seeks to change the company’s name to Nomura Securities Group, which its board opposes.

The summit with Southeast Asian and Arab Gulf states is the latest sign of more countries looking to join hands to fend off U.S. President D...

The Icelandic president said Japan is Iceland's most important partner in Asia, and expressed her eagerness to collaborate on geothermal ene...

Some are skeptical the tariffs will come to pass, but any such measures would require Apple to absorb costs or raise prices, eroding demand.

Such companies have been hard-hit by rapidly shifting tariff announcements and are frustrated with an inability to provide earnings guidance...

Ambassador Peter Mandelson warned of the consequences if China continues to get ahead in AI and other key technologies.

The decision reverses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s earlier stance that everyone six months of age and older get vaccinat...

British police believe the incident, in a packed Liverpool city center on Monday, was isolated and not an act of terrorism.

The contacts mark a significant development in ties between states that have been on opposite sides of conflict in the Middle East for decad...

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said at one point the number of people seeking aid was so great that its team had to pull back to avoid cas...

A U.S. diplomatic cable has ordered embassies and consulates not to allow "any additional student or exchange visa ... appointment capacity...

The plan, which would give the government de facto veto rights on certain company decisions, is part of ongoing talks.

The message reflects a broader shift in public opinion but also a greater willingness from top-ranking German politicians to criticize Israe...

The wife of South Korea's main conservative party candidate is campaigning on her own to tarnish the image of the liberal front-runner and h...

Authorities have found few takers for any of the soil removed from the region after the 2011 disaster despite assurances of its safety.

The agreement largely revolves around a plan to boost funding for the basic pension program, which provides coverage to all residents in Jap...

The government will spend ¥388 billion from budget reserves for the measures in its first fiscal spending in response to the Trump tariffs.

The ministry is planning to sign contracts with retailers that have applied by Wednesday and hand them the stockpiled rice as early as Thurs...