A majority of the 94 consultations came from families of believers asking how their kin could leave the church.

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Tokyo had protested to Beijing over the move — the first time Chinese missiles had landed inside the EEZ.

In a meeting in Phnom Penh, two ministers expressed readiness to improve bilateral relations following Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration as South Korean president in May.

A spokesperson for Beijing said Japan and other G7 countries had unreasonably blamed China for its actions around Taiwan.

The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans over the past two years are easing — at a new and permanent cost to the car companies.

There are concerns that China could resort to military exercises and other coercive activities to gradually choke off Taiwan, including physically, digitally and economically.

Two bridges collapsed as heavy rainfall prompted East Japan Railway to suspend shinkansen services throughout the day between Fukushima and Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture.

The envoy said he wanted to highlight Russia's efforts to reduce nuclear arms, while also criticizing a decision not to invite him to a commemoration on Saturday.

The group's far-flung branches are tactically independent and are expected to plot more attacks on local and Western targets.

Filmmaker Toru Kubota, 26, was detained last Saturday near an anti-government rally in Yangon along with two Myanmar citizens.

Pelosi also said at a news conference that she and her South Korean counterpart discussed ways to boost cooperation on regional security and economic and climate issues.

The automaker's decision comes even as a weaker yen boosts income in its home currency.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comments ahead of a visit to Hiroshima for the upcoming anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

The University of Tokyo researchers hope the project will help visitors grasp the extent of the damage caused by World War II.

Mitsui and Mitsubishi, which hold a combined 22.5% stake in the project, said separately that they are examining details of the new entity.

The prime minister is likely to reaffirm the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is critical to promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

The poor approval ratings have created concern that Yoon's domestic headwinds could have a knock-on effect on foreign policy, including any bid to repair ties with Japan.

Behind the scenes, officials in Washington were fuming at Pelosi's insistence on using the trip as a capstone for her career at a moment of highly delicate relations with Beijing.

The Hiroshima museum used to receive more than 1 million visitors a year, but that figure dropped to about 329,000 in fiscal 2020 and 406,000 in fiscal 2021.

The Ministry of Finance has started looking into ensuring there’s sufficient liquidity in the market, said Michio Saito, who heads the department that oversees debt issuance.

The legislation would designate Taiwan as a major non-NATO ally, support its participation in international organizations and provide $4.5 billion in security aid.

If the ascension wins approval from all current members of the alliance, Finland will join Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as NATO countries that share a land border with Russia.

The outage lasted more than 60 hours and disrupted calls and mobile internet, banking systems, the transmission of weather data, parcel deliveries and network-connected cars.

Executives of the Asia Pacific Initiative discuss the part Tokyo should play as Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches six months.

Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan may prove dangerous — not because it is irresponsible, but because China has history of making strategic mistakes.

Conflict between China and Taiwan is not imminent, but Beijing still has more up its sleeve that threatens the island democracy.

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Learn the tricks of the trade at Tokyo Comedy Bar, the capital's new stand-up comedy venue.

On soft evenings in Chavez Ravine, the common denominator was not crowd noise or public-address announcements but the play-by-play narration of Scully and his sidekicks.

"There's nothing better than the challenge of playing South Africa in South Africa, we know what's coming, and it's up to us as players to own our part of it and get our own stuff right."

First baseman Yoshitomo Tsutsugo was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates in order to make room on the 40-man roster on Wednesday. Signed to a $4 million contract this offseason, the 30-year-old former NPB slugger has struggled in 2022, his third season in MLB, ...

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The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Northern District of California, challenges the indefinite suspensions imposed by PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan.

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The league is appealing for an indefinite suspension of at least one season, according to multiple reports.

A month after leaving his July 1 start when he broke a blister on his right middle finger, Sasaki was unable to locate his pitches.