The Bank of Japan’s policy board was divided at its June 15-16 meeting over whether to stop reducing its government bond purchases, minutes of the meeting showed Wednesday.According to the…
Japan has lodged a protest after Russia notified Tokyo that it would conduct military exercises near Russian-held islands off Hokkaido starting Wednesday.According to Japanese government officials, Russia said that live-fire…
Geneva – A powerful El Nino weather event could push an additional nearly 49 million people into acute food insecurity across some of the world’s most vulnerable regions by the…
KYIV – Russia fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and destroying warehouses and logistics centers of major retailers,…
London – A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine, an official…
YATSUSHIRO, KUMAMOTO PREF. – The manager of Kinparo has expressed both resolve and concern after last week’s major earthquake severely damaged the century-old ryokan Japanese-style inn in Kumamoto Prefecture.Founded in the Hinagu…
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly campaigned for his second term as a champion of free expression, vowing in his January 2025 inaugural address to stop what he described as years…
Most days, Marc Hofer, a cybersecurity researcher and journalist based in Amsterdam, trawls the internet for clues about how China surveils its citizens, a subject that has fascinated him since…
As the U.S. relationship with some traditional allies fractured during the second Trump administration, ties with Tokyo have only improved. Now, after they launched a coordinated intervention to strengthen the…
At 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, the morning rush had begun in Hiroshima. Streetcars rattled through the city, office workers settled at their desks and children prepared for another…
