The winner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race on Sept. 29 is set to be voted in.

The trilateral meeting on North Korea, which was last held in June in Seoul, follows a call by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden for dialogue with Pyongyang.

The move led to a hashtag meaning "I've been blocked by Mr. Kono" in Japanese to trend with more than 33,000 tweets.

The Keikyu Line train hit a truck and derailed, killing one and injuring 30.

The deal will make SoftBank the second-largest shareholder of the German telecommunication giant.

The corruption case was linked to a project to build so-called integrated resorts in Japan, a project promoted by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga since he was chief Cabinet secretary.

South Korea joined an exclusive group last week, becoming only the eighth country — and sole non-nuclear nation — to successfully test-fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile.

Keidanren has presented to Suga proposals on relaxed quarantines, opening the border to vaccinated individuals and the domestic use of vaccine passports.

The emergency could be extended by a month to allow Yoshihide Suga's successor to decide when to end the measure.

Pledges have remained largely unfulfilled, with scant evidence of up-and-running forest protection and restoration efforts as a direct result of the pact, critics say.

Comprised of members in exile or in hiding, Myanmar's National Unity Government has declared a state of emergency.

The former defense chief has long had ambitions to become prime minister, but his fraught relationship with the LDP could block his way — and change the race for everyone else.

New Delhi's premier Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and several others ran so short of oxygen that many patients in the capital suffocated.

Tokyo confirmed 1,629 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, falling for the 16th consecutive day.

Known as TAK-019 in Japan, the vaccine has proved to be 90% effective in preventing infections at clinical trials held abroad.

The plan says that with vaccine passports, users could get discounts and extra services.

The inspection came as the two nations deepen their defense cooperation in response to China's military buildup and assertive territorial claims in the region.

The government has earmarked about ¥6 billion ($55 million) for developing autonomous-driving services this fiscal year.

It’s doubtful that a strong yen would deal a big blow to Japanese businesses as it did in the wake of the global financial crisis, Hirohide Yamaguchi said.

Japanese culture has grown popular in China, but many in the Communist Party want to avoid what they call a “cultural invasion.”

Toyota's Chief Digital Officer James Kuffner is a former Google engineer who now heads the Toyota subsidiary in charge of its smart city project.

Beijing is concerned that the quest for online attention and celebrity adulation is poisoning the minds of the country’s youth.

In June the ministry revised up its figure for that month by 0.8% after changing the method it uses to calculate the consumer price index.

More than a decade after rich countries pledged to put funding for adaptation and emissions reductions on an equal basis, the adaptation share remains stubbornly low.

Nisshinbo Holdings Inc., Toyo Seikan Group Holdings and Sky Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. will be removed.

The country bought 400 bitcoins ahead of the rollout, with a market value of about $20 million at current prices.

In recent years Pak Jong Chon was promoted to a full four-star army general, led the military as chief of the general staff of the army, and made prominent appearances alongside Kim Jong Un.

What happens in universities and schools is being closely watched by foreign powers, who want the Islamist militant movement to respect the rights of women.

The 49-year-old man, who was allergic to buckwheat, received his second shot on Aug. 11 and his death was confirmed the following day.

The Crimea sanctions have had the intended economic effect. Whereas Central and Eastern Europe’s GDP has grown by 3% to 5% per year since 2014, Russia’s has stagnated.

It’s in Beijing’s own interest to work with the United States on climate. China is already profoundly affected by climate change and the impacts will only get worse.

He was compared to Marlon Brando and James Dean for his portrayals of tough, alienated characters, most memorably in Godard’s “Breathless.”

Several players at this year's U.S. Open have said that online abuse is now part of sport.

In their opening Group B match last Thursday, the team suffered a shock loss against Oman.

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo continued to deliver at the plate Monday for the Pittsburgh Pirates, driving in a pair of runs in a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Europe, fueled by rookies Matilda Castren and Leona Maguire, beat the United States 15-13 to retain golf's Solheim Cup on Monday. Finland's Castren fired out of a bunker and drained her putt at the 18th to secure a 1-up victory over American Lizette Salas for ...

Hakuho's absence boosts the chances that the new yokozuna Terunofuji can mark his promotion to the highest rank with a title.

The 19-year-old's father, an Ecuadorian soccer player, became her coach in a sport he knew almost nothing about.

Brazilian health officials dramatically halted a World Cup qualifier over alleged COVID-19 quarantine breaches by the visitors.