Japan said on Monday that it believed a new photo posted online of a Japanese journalist missing in Syria - showing him for the first time since a video released earlier this year - is authentic.
The Group of Seven industrial powers pledged on Friday to seek strong global growth, while papering over differences on currencies and stimulus policies and expressing concern over North Korea, Russia and maritime disputes involving China.
Barack Obama became the first incumbent US president to visit Hiroshima on Friday, laying a wreath at the site of the world's first atomic bombing in a gesture Tokyo and Washington hope will showcase their alliance and invigorate efforts to end nuclear arms.
A senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official said Thursday allegations of illegal payments to help Tokyo win the 2020 Games were being taken ‘very seriously’...
Turkey must uphold its side of a deal made with the European Union over stemming the flow of migrants, a top EU official said Thursday, warning ‘threats’ against the bloc will not work.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed “outrage” after the arrest of a US military base employee linked to...
An earthquake shook buildings in the Japanese capital Tokyo and other areas on Monday but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.
Eight budget airlines from Southeast Asia, Japan and Australia said they have formed what they called the world's largest alliance of low-cost carriers, enabling customers to book connections using a shared platform.
Japan vowed to cooperate with a French probe into $2mn allegedly paid to help Tokyo secure the 2020 Olympics, as the son of ex-world athletics chief Lamine Diack denied receiving the money.
Japan on Friday said it would question officials involved in Tokyo's successful 2020 Olympics bid over a multi-million dollar payment which is being probed by French investigators.
Japan insisted its successful bid for the 2020 Olympics was ‘clean’ on Thursday after a new report alleged clandestine payments surrounding the campaign for the Tokyo Games.
Barack Obama's trip to Hiroshima this month is a chance for him to see how the city suffered after its atomic bombing, and to renew his push for global nuclear disarmament ...
