NATO has invited to the gathering the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, which the Brussels-based organization views as its Asia-Pacific partner countries.

The meeting came as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden attend a NATO summit in Madrid.

A total of 30 billion won, or about ¥3.1 billion, could be raised to pay compensation to about 300 former laborers and bereaved families.

The leader will head to Hong Kong on Thursday and Friday, according to local media, for events marking 25 years of Chinese rule in the former British colony.

Insiders describe an ongoing sense of paranoia and paralysis, along with an unsettling realization that the sky-high growth rates of the past two decades are likely never coming back.

Biden has got his Group of Seven counterparts to agree on a plan that would cap the price of Russian oil, a daunting goal that risks the Kremlin restricting supply even further.

The world's largest automaker by sales said it produced 634,940 vehicles globally in May, 5.3% fewer than in the same month last year and short of its target of about 700,000.

New infections in the capital marked a week-on-week increase for the 12th consecutive day, with the seven-day average rising 37.3%.

The soft-spoken prime minister has said he will be "thoroughly realistic" when his country faces potentially historic challenges.

Strong consumption is expected to lead an economic rebound this quarter, although rising inflation poses a risk to household spending for the rest of 2022.

While the Osaka and Sapporo courts agreed on one key point, they diverged on whether the lack of same-sex marriage violates the Constitution's equality principle.

The proportion of items that saw price gains in Japan’s core consumer price basket climbed to 69.2% last month.

Kishida reportedly told Yoon that he hopes the South Korean president will work to restore the countries' "extremely severe" relations to "a healthy state."

The plan is intended to help achieve the continent's climate objectives, particularly carbon neutrality by 2050.

The world has perhaps never seen this level of simultaneous agricultural disruption, according to agriculture executives, industry analysts, farmers and economists.

Sony's first offerings from its new Inzone brand will be three wireless headsets and two monitors, the priciest of which will retail for a suggested $899.99 in the United States.

The development of the Fujian is just one of several efforts by Beijing to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific region.

Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of five charges, including sex trafficking a minor, for recruiting and grooming four girls to have sexual encounters with Jeffrey Epstein.

The capital has avoided blackouts as residents and industries have responded to calls to curb power use, and after the nation’s grid manager ordered other regions to share supply.

As the city loses its edge, many among its political and business elite who supported Beijing's crackdown are now looking to see how far they can veer from its rigid policies.

The sudden plunge in crypto values complicates Pyongyang's ability to cash in and may affect how it plans to fund its weapons programs.

Some make stump speeches without wearing a face mask, hoping that showing their face will help them gain recognition.

The United Kingdom is pushing ahead with legislation to override parts of the Brexit deal it signed with the EU, risking a serious legal dispute.

For the first time, the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand are all attending a NATO summit.

Cassidy Hutchinson, then an assistant to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, gave the most gripping testimony yet in a House committee’s hearings on the Capitol riot.

The panel faced a challenge in making predictions about the future course of a virus that has frequently defied predictions and mutates even faster than the flu.

The figure reached 4,551 in the week through Sunday, up 3.4 times from the previous week, the agency said Tuesday. Four of the victims died.

The breakthrough came after four hours of talks just before a NATO summit began in Madrid, averting an embarrassing impasse at the gathering of 30 leaders.

In the survey, 28.3% of respondents said they will vote for the LDP, led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, when casting ballots under proportional representation.

After the Roe v. Wade decision, many are speculating about which rights the Supreme Court will take away next.

For the organization to recover its relevance, China and the U.S. both need to make more serious compromises.

In this new era of strategic competition between China and the West, disengagement is the order of the day.

Strange as it may sound, the growth of fake data is a step in the right direction, and not just because it avoids using people’s personal data.

The SoftBank founder sees an upside to almost every trouble the conglomerate has faced over the past year, from slumping share prices to failed mergers.

The revival of the toki population in Niigata Prefecture is a rare conservation success story when 1 in 8 bird species globally are threatened with extinction.

The 27-year-old signed a four-year contract with Monaco, who will appear in the third round of qualifying for this year's Champions League after finishing third last season in Ligue 1.

The tournament, dwarfed by its male counterpart in terms of size and interest, is nonetheless showcasing wrestlers increasingly capable of delivering entertaining and thrilling bouts.

The Dutchman's journey from recreational kiteboarder to a man on a mission to inspire others and promote the sport globally has not always been plain sailing.

The 61-year-old former West Germany great urged "Die Mannschaft" to focus on themselves ahead of their opener against the Samurai Blue on Nov. 23 at Khalifa International Stadium.

Motor racing's governing body FIA, Formula One and Mercedes all issued statements condemning racism but without mentioning three-time F1 champion Piquet by name.

Beginning in 2023, the top 10 players in the DP World Tour's rankings, in addition to those already exempt, will receive PGA Tour cards for the following season.

The federation said in a statement that the three-time World champion had not been picked for a professional team set to compete in Mexico due to "apparent demotivation."

The narrow defeat to Harmony Tan in three hours on Center Court will re-pose the question of how much more professional tennis Williams, who will turn 41 in September, intends to play.