US officials have issued a clarification about their trade dispute with China. After saying on Wednesday that they have ...

The United States has been stepping up pressure on Iran ahead of upcoming talks on its nuclear program on Saturday in Oman.

Japanese markets are reeling on Friday as they absorb the latest tit-for-tat tariff announcements by the US and China. Investors have dumped shares right across the board.

Publishers are struggling as more people turn to online versions of books over print. Some are tapping the youth-oriented "zine" market to revive their sales.

We focus on a Russian language interpreter whose career has followed the ups and downs in relations between Tokyo and Moscow ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has made it clear that France plans to recognize a Palestinian state within months, possibly ...

China's currency briefly slumped to a 17-year low Thursday on signs Beijing would allow a weaker yuan to counter sweeping US ...

Farmers have begun harvesting the first green tea leaves of the year in the central Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka.

US President Donald Trump has stepped up pressure on Iran with threats of military force, ahead of talks between the two ...

South Korea is holding its presidential election on June 3 following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol. Lee ...

Japanese investigative sources say actor Hirosue Ryoko, who was arrested for allegedly injuring a nurse at a hospital after a ...

At the end of World War Two, Yoshida Susumu's father Takeo died when his ship sank in Okinawa. Now, 80 years later, Yoshida is still hoping to find his remains. He knows where the ship sank and he ...