School exhibition showcases activities of A-bomb survivors' group Hidankyo
Students have held an exhibition in Tokyo to introduce the activities of Nobel Peace Prize-winning atomic bomb survivor's ...
Western Japan city holds mega quake drill for all its residents
An entire city in western Japan has conducted a disaster drill to prepare for a mega quake predicted to occur along the ...
Trump wins by large margin, sweeps all swing states
US President-elect Donald Trump's projected win in Arizona against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has earned him a big ...
Trump mulling appointees for his upcoming administration
US President-elect Donald Trump has ruled out two senior members of his former Cabinet for positions in his upcoming ...
Putin signs law on ratification of strategic partnership treaty with N.Korea
Russia's state-run news agency says President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation to ratify a bilateral treaty with North ...
Extreme caution urged as heavy rain hits Okinawa, southern Japan
Torrential rains are drenching Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa. The public is being advised to be on high alert for ...
Biden and Trump to meet in Oval Office on Wednesday
The White House has announced that US President Joe Biden will meet President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on ...
Kremlin: Putin's goals in Ukraine unchanged
A spokesperson for the Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin does not intend to alter Moscow's goals of its special ...
Emergency heavy rain warning in Japan may be expanded
Japan's Meteorological Agency has held a news conference after issuing the maximum level-5 heavy rain emergency warning for ...
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Japan's Gastronomy Tourism: Key to Regional Revival?
Wealthy overseas tourists have been visiting depopulated parts of rural Japan in increasing numbers to savor unique culinary ...
Qatar intends to stall its efforts to mediate Gaza ceasefire deal
Qatar has expressed intent to suspend its efforts to mediate in ceasefire talks between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas.
US demands Qatar move Hamas office out of the country
Amid a deadlock in Israel-Hamas talks on a pause in fighting in Gaza, the United States has been found to have demanded one of the mediators, Qatar, to move Hamas' office in its capital Doha out of ...