The Kremlin and its loyalists have said they will maintain and in some cases intensify their tough approach to internal and external critics they view as a threat to Russia's stability.

The central bank decided to set short-term interest rates at minus 0.1% while guiding 10-year government bond yields around 0% to keep borrowing costs low for companies and households.

Taiwan already has free trade deals with two of the members — New Zealand and Singapore — and has been working toward joining the trade agreement for years.

Only former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi failed to take a clear position on the issue on Wednesday.

The merged entity could create India's biggest entertainment network.

Xi Jinping has promised to "strictly control" new domestic coal power capacity from 2021 to 2025, but China won't begin reducing consumption until 2026.

In the first hearing of his trial at Tokyo District Court, Yamaguchi, 79, apologized for his actions.

The seven-day average of new cases in Tokyo though Wednesday came to 590.3, compared with 1,132 a week before.

Germany is betting billions on hydrogen fuels in sectors like steel and chemicals to meet climate targets, but it could take years before any significant sales are made.

Some experts say gender inequality will likely remain unaddressed as the Liberal Democratic Party is still heavily influenced by conservative male heavyweights.

The administrative measure comes after seven system failures have occurred at the Japanese megabank this year.

Deliberations on the appointment are likely to stall as the Republican Party steps up attacks against President Joe Biden over his handling of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

Municipalities are taking measures to help prevent people from being attacked by the animals, which may wander into city areas from late September to October.

The LDP presidential race has put renewed focus on the powerful position, with various party heavyweights looking to get rid of the long-standing incumbent.

Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly, Biden pledged to work with partners and allies, but added that the U.S. is "not seeking a new Cold War or a world divided into rigid blocs."

A South Korean government representative said at an IAEA conference in Vienna that Japan unilaterally adopted the water release plan without having sufficient consultations with Seoul.

Under the restrictions, U.S. imports of a total of 100 agricultural products produced in 14 Japanese prefectures including Fukushima had been suspended.

Despite having talked up a deal with Washington as a major prize of his campaign to leave the EU, the British prime minister himself has since tried to downplay expectations of progress.

The Japanese group’s stock came under pressure in recent weeks as a widening crackdown by Beijing regulators on China’s tech sector battered the value of some of its biggest holdings.

While Australian ministers were in Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin both avoided calls with French counterparts.

One of the key worries about nuclear proliferation is that weapons-grade HEU could fall into the hands of a rogue state or terror group.

Only 2% of the nearly 6 billion doses administered globally have been given to people in Africa.

Insiders said Trudeau and his inner circle had failed to realize the people they would need to run the campaign were exhausted after 15 months fighting COVID-19.

Beijing's pivot puts the focus on advanced manufacturing, rather than the services sector, to steer the world's second-largest economy past the so-called "middle income trap."

The European Court of Human Rights found that Moscow was responsible for the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned with a rare radioactive substance.

Rights groups and U.N. experts estimate more than 1 million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities were interned in a network of camps since 2016.

City authorities have begun using the phrase "contrary to the interests of national security” in recent weeks to define new red lines in the entertainment industry and the tax code.

The agency, the Unique Identification Authority of India, holds the private biometric information of more than 1 billion Indian citizens.

The tremor was one of the country's biggest quakes on record, causing damage to buildings in Melbourne, its second-largest city. and sending tremors throughout neighboring states.

From the coupling of gods to form Japan to a female samurai dying on the battlefield, stories of love have always been intertwined with history.

Komeito, a member of Japan's ruling coalition, Tuesday released its first set of policy pledges for the upcoming general election, including a ¥100,000 cash handout for those under age 19. The party hopes to include the cash benefit in a fresh coalition agreement it plans ...

A senior U.S. State Department official said the meeting, set for Wednesday, is "well-timed," after North Korea tested two missiles that fell within Japan's EEZ on Sept. 15.

During his speech before the U.N., the South Korean president named China as a potential partner to declare a formal end to the Korean War, along with the two Koreas and the United States.

Xi provided no details, but depending on how the policy is implemented, the move could significantly limit the financing of coal plants in the developing world.

An important political factor at play here is that every single LDP candidate has to voice support for constitutional amendment if they hope to win the party presidential race.

Critics of Canberra's decision to use nuclear propulsion for subs are worried less about Australia than about the precedent it sets for proliferation among more problematic countries.

Drones, cyber and AI are still far too small in terms of the budget, and U.S. officials must continue to swing their focus away from the big contracts and toward the more-nimble systems

An "election” devoid of genuine debate or competition is a momentous sign of the lack of genuine democracy Hong Kong can expect in the future. It is also meaningless.

The French claimed the Australian decision to renege on the submarine deal was a betrayal. But the decision, which was motivated by fears of China becoming an equal, was very Australian.

Musician Keigo Oyamada cries foul over how he was portrayed in a pair of magazine articles that ended up causing him a job at the Tokyo Olympics.

A growing lack of excitement toward the ongoing grand tournament is something sumo officials will want to take note of as they continue to guide the sport through the coronavirus pandemic.

The new yokozuna fought patiently in Wednesday's final bout to defeat a troublesome opponent who had won 12 of their 21 past meetings in the top division.

New Zealand will hope to extend their recent dominance over South Africa on Saturday in what is increasingly becoming a one-sided rivalry.

The 27-year-old's solo blast put him just behind the Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez.

The Samurai Blue attacker, who returned this summer from a loan spell with Southampton, made an instant impact in his first appearance of the season.

Each team will have a "COVID envelope" with the names of three players who could be forced to sit out if a opponent's player tests positive for the virus.

With both men appearing to trade expletives, Alvarez shoved Plant forcefully in the chest, sending the 29-year-old from Tennessee staggering across the stage.

The Levain Cup final on Oct. 30 at Saitama Stadium and other fixtures are being viewed as stages to test the new arrangement.

The 31-year-old is the second person from the Blue Jackets organization to have a falling out with the team over getting the vaccine.

The 21-year-old's first-inning blast, his 36th home run of the season, put the visitors ahead for good on Tuesday night at Yokohama Stadium.