US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Monday that the threat from North Korea had "entered a new stage," following another defiant missile test. The two leaders...
North Korea launched four missiles on Monday, three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone -- waters extending 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres) from its coast -- drawing strong...
North Korea has launched four ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan. Three of them fell into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) after flying some 1,000km (620 miles), in what PM Shinzo Abe...
Japan's ruling party on Sunday extended term limits for its leaders, a change that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a shot at becoming Japan's longest-serving post-war leader. Abe would have had to...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to visit Japan, China and South Korea later this month to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes, local media reported on...
Lexi Thompson praised US President Donald Trump's golfing prowess Tuesday after a recent round with the American leader, but said the pressures of office may be weighing on his game. The top US...
Rare scandal was swirling around Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as he was forced to deny involvement in a shady land deal by a religious school. A growing controversy over the purchase...
It's been more than sixty years since Nguyen Thi Xuan's husband, a Japanese soldier, left her in Vietnam, but the 94-year-old still sleeps with a body pillow she fashioned from his military uniform....
Japan's Prime Minister will spend Friday afternoon meditating while staff at some of the country's biggest firms are also quitting work early -- in time for a bit of shopping or maybe a boozy train...
Successful hotel chain operator Toshio Motoya doesn't mind if his denial of a notorious Japanese World War II military atrocity in China drives customers away. Motoya not only penned a book calling...
US President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed to paper over differences on the treatment of refugees during a joint public appearance Monday, but appeared to tone down...
Social media posts of Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe huddling with aides in a public dining room after North Korea's missile test raised questions Monday about his administration’s handling of...
China's Foreign Ministry expressed concern on Monday after Japan got continued U. S. backing for its dispute with Beijing over islands in the East China Sea during a meeting between U.S. President...
Asian stocks rallied to 1-1/2-year highs on Monday, helped by renewed hopes over U. S. President Donald Trump's tax reform plans, generally upbeat global economic data and a rebound in some...
Donald Trump hosts Justin Trudeau at the White House Monday in what is a delicate visit for the Canadian prime minister, who hopes to get a compromise from the US president on free trade while making...
The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday on North Korea's missile launch, the first test since US President Donald Trump took office. The United States, Japan and South Korea...
Donald Trump hosts Justin Trudeau at the White House in what is a delicate visit for the Canadian prime minister, who hopes to get a compromise from the US president on free trade while making his...
The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday on North Korea's missile launch, the first test since US President Donald Trump took office. The United States, Japan and South Korea...
North Korea said Monday it had successfully tested a new ballistic missile, triggering a US-led call for an urgent UN Security Council meeting after a launch seen as a challenge to President Donald...
Japan's economy expanded 0.2 percent in the last quarter of 2016, government data showed Monday, as exports and company investments propped up growth. The figures marked the fourth straight quarter...
