RIYADH — Portuguese international star Cristiano Ronaldo will lead his Saudi team Al-Nassr against Paris Saint-Germain, in a friendly match in Japan. "This summer, Al-Nassr are coming to Japan, so be prepared," Al-Nassr wrote on their official (...)
The US and Taiwan are set to sign a new trade deal on Thursday as tensions with China rise.
It will be the first agreement under a framework for talks between Washington and Taipei called the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade.
The (...)
Japan said Monday that North Korea notified it of a plan to launch a "satellite" between Wednesday and June 11, with Tokyo expressing concern it may instead test a ballistic missile in what would be another step towards Pyongyang developing its (...)
TOKYO — Saudi Arabia's embassy in Japan said that it is following up the earthquake that hit eastern Japan, confirming the safety of all the Saudi citizens there.
The embassy has called the citizens to abide by the instructions issued by the local (...)
The son of a local Japanese government official is in police custody after allegedly going on a shooting and stabbing rampage in the central city of Nakano on Thursday, a rare crime in a country with tough gun laws and a low murder rate.
Masanori (...)
Three people have been killed in a stabbing and shooting attack in central Japan, local media say.
A man in camouflage is said to have stabbed a woman and then used a hunting rifle in the city of Nakano, Nagano prefecture. Two policemen were also (...)
Toshiyuki Mimaki said he remembers crying as he looked up at a blackened sunset after the nuclear bomb hit Hiroshima.
He was only three years old at the time, but he remembers the dazed and burnt survivors fleeing past his home in the countryside. (...)
At Japan's Naha airbase in Okinawa, the roar of F-15 fighter jets dwarfs the sound of commercial planes that share the same runway.
Three jets take off one after the other to start the day's training, mostly scenarios involving combat and aircraft (...)
A Chinese naval flotilla led by a powerful destroyer has been on a 12-day circumnavigation of Japan's main islands in a display of military power as tensions simmer over Taiwan and as Japan prepares to host G7 leaders next week.
Japan's Defense (...)
Japan is in talks to open a NATO liaison office, the first of its kind in Asia, the country's foreign minister told CNN in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made the world less stable.
"We are already in (...)
A dog has been hailed as a hero in Japan after she saved the life of a man who was having a heart attack by sounding the alarm with her incessant barking.
Koume, a 5-year-old mongrel, was handed an official letter of appreciation by local fire (...)
Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, according to Associated Press.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 1.1% to 7,254.40. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.6% to 2,515.24. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.5% to 19,986.86. Japan's Nikkei 225 edged up 0.1% to (...)
Shares advanced Monday in Tokyo and Sydney while most Asian markets were closed for the May 1 holidays, according to Associated Press (AP).
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index added 0.9% to 29,123.18 and the S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney advanced 0.5% to 7,344.20. (...)
Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul Gheit on Sunday affirmed significance of the historic bonds between the Arab world and Japan emphasizing the League's keenness on promoting cooperation with Tokyo to broader levels.
Aboul Gheit, during a (...)
Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, according to Associated Press (AP).
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped morning losses to inch up nearly 0.1% to 28,436.84. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.3% to 7,292.70. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.4% to (...)
A Japanese company hoping to carry out a rare private Moon landing says it is likely its lunar lander crashed on the surface.
Communication was lost with Hakuto-R moments before it was due to touch down at approximately 16:40 GMT on (...)
Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.
Tokyo, Sydney and Seoul declined while Hong Kong and Shanghai gained in afternoon trading. Oil prices rose.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.7% to 28,416.66. Australia's (...)
Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday, according to Associated Press (AP).
The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.7% to 3,250.79 while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo advanced less than 0.1% to 28,620.07. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 1.9% to 19,578.20.
The Kospi (...)
Global stocks mostly declined Monday, AP reported.
In early trading, the FTSE in London fell 0.2% to 7,901.22 and the DAX in Frankfurt opened 0.1% lower at 15,860.34. The CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.3% to 7,558.20.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index (...)
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui on Friday denounced the Group of Seven (G-7) for "interfering in internal affairs and refusing to recognize the country as a nuclear weapons state," the official media reported.
"G-7 has neither authority (...)
Shares were mostly lower in Asia in narrow trading Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 0.2% to 28,657.57 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was virtually unchanged at 7,362.20.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index rose 0.2% to (...)
A first shipment of independently-certified low-carbon ammonia has arrived in Japan for use as fuel in power generation. It represents another milestone in the development of this lower-carbon energy solution.
The shipment is the result of a (...)
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as investors took a wait-and-see stance ahead of earnings reports and possible moves by central banks, the Associated Press reported.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.2% to finish at 28,606.76. Australia's (...)
Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialized countries wrapped up their three-day meeting on Tuesday, calling for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
"We once again condemn in the strongest (...)
Asian markets rose Monday, although worries continued about economic growth and inflationary pressures, the Associated Press reported.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 inched up nearly 0.1% to 28,514.78. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.3% to (...)
