Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt relief to those who enroll in the military. The move taken on ...

Israeli forces say the Lebanon-based Shia Muslim group Hezbollah fired about 160 rockets at Israel on Sunday amid intense ...

A Japanese man whose sister was abducted by North Korea decades ago has called for her quick return at a rally in the western ...

A group of Japanese researchers have developed a set of simple questions to detect Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive ...

Some emerging and developing countries have voiced their criticism about the amount of the COP29 finance goal proposed in its ...

New data shows the average monthly pension for Japanese women is about 300 dollars less than it is for men. Across all ...

At a temple once believed to have been home to a dragon, we meet 20 playful cats. They show off their favorite spots and play ...

Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, has observed the 130th anniversary of its founding. Its leader says he intends to continue to seek to ease tensions with China, which have grown as ...

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has stressed that he will spearhead efforts to hold a summit with North Korea, so as ...

US fast-food chain McDonald's says it will resume selling Quarter Pounder hamburgers in the coming week after testing ruled out beef patties as a source in an E. coli outbreak. The US Centers for ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange will extend its daily trading hours by 30 minutes from November 5 and introduce a closing auction session, in a bid to energize the market. The market is currently open ...

Japanese government sources say Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has begun arrangements to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ...