The leaders of Japan and South Korea have met for the first time since both took office, on the sidelines of the APEC summit.

Japan's National Police Agency is considering allowing police officers to use rifles against bears in response to a spate of ...

Japan's new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, is holding talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since she ...

Japan's main equity index continues to rise. The Nikkei 225 finished the final trading day of the month above the 52,000 mark ...

An expert on nuclear disarmament has commented on the recent announcement by US President Donald Trump that he has instructed ...

A special edition of this series on COP30 describes the threats facing the Amazon rainforest. We see the potential of ...

Episode 2 of this series on COP30 in Brazil focuses on "Amazon dieback." Deforestation has reached 17%, and scientists warn ...

Episode 5 of this series on COP30 in Brazil examines agroforestry, a combination of agriculture and forestry promoted by ...

Global warming leads to widespread famine. By the end of the century, it is predicted that yields of maize, soybeans, and ...

Buckingham Palace says it has initiated a formal process of stripping Prince Andrew of his title of "prince", amid mounting ...

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru has outlined how the new government under Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae will ...

China's factory activity shrank in October, with its key gauge remaining below the boom-or-bust line for the seventh month in ...