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The latest moves reveal a White House eager to show it has momentum to pivot from a volatile first 100 days.

It will be the first visit to disaster-hit areas by the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.

Syria has struggled to implement conditions set out by Washington for relief from U.S. sanctions, while Israel has escalated air strikes and...

The Foreign Ministry said Monday that it will begin issuing residency certificates online to Japanese nationals living abroad through overse...

The freeing of the last living U.S. citizen held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip is another sign the U.S. president is starting to make u...

The heavily indebted company, one of the top 10 automakers by unit sales, is expected to log a record annual loss of around $5 billion later...

The league has expanded for the first time since 2008 by introducing the Golden State Valkyries.

The player has failed to get past the last 16 of a tournament higher than the WTA 125 series since losing the Auckland final back in January...

Supplying Taiwan with a system that proved devastatingly effective in Ukraine’s efforts to defend against the Russian invasion was once poli...

Going forward, experts say, this will make the Chinese side confident that they have leverage over the U.S. in any negotiations.

The U.S. president's current schedule has him visiting Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar this week.

The central bank stood pat earlier this month after a cycle of rate hikes since March 2024 and halving its economic growth outlook to 0.5% f...

The LDP concluded that it would be unwise to create divisions within the party ahead of this summer's election for the House of Councilors.

Job cuts will be closer to 20,000, or around 15% of the entire workforce, according to national broadcaster NHK

More failures were seen mainly among smaller companies with weak business bases as their revenue was squeezed by rising prices and higher la...

The group's decision could boost NATO member Turkey's political and economic stability and encourage moves to ease tensions in neighboring I...

While Trump's policies bite at home, Beijing is stepping in to fill the void left by the U.S. retreat from global leadership in areas rangin...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been tactful but firm. Yet President Donald Trump can’t seem to take no for an answer.

South African authorities say the Trump administration has waded into a domestic political issue it does not understand.

Speaking after talks with Chinese officials in Geneva, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters the two sides had reached a deal...

The two sides had accused each other of breaching a ceasefire just hours after it was announced on Saturday.

A weaker yen boosted dividend and interest flows from overseas, a Finance Ministry report showed.

Video footage showed the animal breaking out of a herd that had been kept under control as the peloton passed before contacting the back whe...

Yoshitaka Toda, 43, claimed he stabbed a student to show how academic pressure could push a child off course.

The Topix was almost flat at 2,732.79 as of 1:32 p.m., while the Nikkei 225 Stock Average was also almost flat at 37,515.79.