Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, plans to discuss energy cooperation agreements with China and Japan, the Saudi cabinet said on Monday.
A strong typhoon stuck near Tokyo on Monday, with heavy rain and winds grounding more than 400 flights as officials warned of landslides and flooding.
A mother is under investigation for murder after her four children, including a girl as young as three, were found dead, Japanese media reports and police said Monday.
Japan was on alert Sunday for high winds, heavy rain and landslides as the country braces for two typhoons on course to make landfall.
Japan was hit by a strong earthquake for the second straight day on Saturday, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials said.
A safari park employee in Japan died on Tuesday after being attacked by a bear which had somehow climbed into her car, local officials and police said.
Japan on Friday announced it is pouring a massive $2.4bn into a new railway in the Philippines aimed at easing Manila's notorious gridlock.
Japan on Saturday marked 71 years since the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a US atomic bomb, as its mayor urged the world to unite in abolishing nuclear weapons.
Japan on Thursday hailed the return of baseball as an Olympic sport for the 2020 Tokyo Games, fuelling hopes that it would boost its popularity both at home and abroad.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved 13.5 trillion yen ($132.04 billion) in fiscal measures on Tuesday as part of efforts to revive the flagging economy ...
China is investigating a Japanese citizen on suspicion of endangering national security, China's foreign ministry told Reuters on Saturday in a faxed response to questions.
A Japanese man who admitted murdering 19 people at a centre for the mentally disabled grinned at news cameras on Wednesday before being questioned over the country's worst killing spree in decades.
