“I myself have a strong sense that Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,” Kishida told the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue — a major international security summit.

Kuroda’s remarks reinforce the growing gap between Japan’s monetary policy and other central banks attempting to fend off inflation.

The move came after heavy lobbying from airlines and the travel industry.

Record gasoline prices and geopolitical factors threaten to keep inflation high in the coming months, suggesting the Fed will have to pump the brakes on the economy for longer.

The nations have clashed over a range of strategic flash points from the status of Taiwan to what Washington says is Beijing’s tacit support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

More than two years into the pandemic, its origins remain a tantalizing and polarizing mystery.

Well known as the world’s second-biggest auto-parts-maker, Denso has also quietly built up a presence in automotive chips.

The locker had been in use for a couple of days when a cleaner who checked inside on Tuesday found the body in a cooler and called the police.

Small wireless earphones and a smartphone were confiscated during a search of one of the suspect's homes, investigators said, and an analysis of his call records and other data is under way.

The Ukrainian military and government are now making no secret of the challenges they face in the east, 3½ months after Russia invaded.

As more people are expected to enter the country under relaxed border rules, experts are urging caution in case a highly pathogenic variant is detected abroad.

Whether the Jan. 6 panel can change public views of the events of that day remains unclear, but many political strategists and analysts consider it unlikely.

The move comes after an increasing number of students in Japan suffered heat strokes during PE class or at a school sporting event.

The figure fell by 511 from a week earlier and marked the 28th straight day of week-on-week declines.

"We have seen sharp yen declines and are concerned about recent currency market moves," the Finance Ministry, BOJ and the Financial Services Agency said in a joint statement.

With new government protocols in place, it will take time before Japan's airports swarm with overseas travelers again.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said that, under the Geneva Conventions, prisoners of war were entitled to combatant immunity.

Researchers said they found 23 different types of amino acid while examining the sample collected by Japan's Hayabusa2 probe in 2019.

The materials industry accounts for over 70% of carbon dioxide emissions by the manufacturing sector, with the biggest emitter being steelmakers.

Japanese fishers say that there is little they can do about the Russian decision regarding fishing in waters near disputed islands.

Masduki, 43, who is also a teacher, said he knew Taniguchi as a "bona fide investor" economically supporting him and other freshwater fish farmers in the village.

Recruitment, which slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen a resurgence due to a pickup in demand for goods and services.

The party said it aims to increase the country's defense spending to "a necessary level" in the five years from fiscal 2023, starting next April.

China has been increasingly assertive in the Asia Pacific, from building military infrastructure in the South China Sea to sending ships and aircraft near disputed islands.

The team conducted a cross-sectional survey of 11,958 elementary and junior high school students from 48 schools and educational organizations across 14 prefectures in June 2020.

Climate change could prompt 216 million people to move within their countries by mid-century, including 86 million in sub-Saharan Africa alone.

The Consumer Affairs Agency slapped Akindo Sushiro, headquartered in the city of Suita, in Osaka Prefecture, with the order for violating the law against misleading representations.

In video testimony, Ivanka Trump said she accepted the view of former Attorney General William Barr, who called the election fraud claims "bullshit."

Beverage and food prices rose 4.6% last month year-on-year, accelerating from the previous month's 4.1% gain, data shows.

Economists have said the recent weakening of the yen could encourage visitors to spend more.

The exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the event prompted criticism from the leaders of Argentina and Belize.

The European Union needs to more than triple its storage capacity by 2030 to adequately support its green transition goals.

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi says his agency had been informed that 27 cameras monitoring nuclear sites were being removed, leaving about 40 still in place.

Tokyo's return comes as the UNSC has appeared dysfunctional, after Russia wielded its veto to block a resolution protesting its invasion of Ukraine.

Japan's PM to give the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue. He will be followed by China’s defense minister who has different ideas on the Indo-Pacific security situation.

If the prospect of mass starvation in distant countries due to the Ukraine war is not horrific enough to motivate the world to take action, self-interest should.

Some in Japan believe it is time to increase the defense budget to 2% of gross domestic product, similar to NATO.

The GOP is flashing just enough green to woo voters in vulnerable Democratic House districts.

Don’t go into a meeting with your guns blazing. In Japan, you need to do a lot of preparation in advance so that things will go smoothly.

The violin, made by Antonio Stradivari in 1714 during the Italian craftsman's "golden period," was put up by Tokuji Munetsugu, founder of the operator of the CoCo Ichibanya restaurant chain.

This year's edition of the museum's annual series, which invites contemporary artists to play off canonical pieces, nudges viewers into rethinking the art of seeing.

Ohtani threw seven strong innings and hit a two-run homer to help the team end a franchise-record losing streak.

LIV Golf called the PGA's action "vindictive" and saying it "deepens the divide between the Tour and its members."

Lasitskene, who is also a three-time world champion, said in an impassioned open letter that her Russian passport was being used as a "trump card" by World Athletics.

Rea allowed five hits and a walk while striking out six before wrapping up the shutout with his 124th pitch.