Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito has been released from hospital in Tokyo after undergoing a heart examination.

Hundreds of people in Gunma Prefecture, central Japan, have paraded with a special giant snake-shaped portable shrine for the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a defense of his country's invasion of Ukraine at a ceremony to mark the 80th ...

Japanese weather officials are forecasting extremely heavy rain with thunder in western and eastern parts of the country ...

Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of violating a three-day ceasefire unilaterally declared by Moscow.

Japan's Finance Ministry says it believes some of the documents related to a controversial sale of state-owned land were discarded before they could be disclosed.

Tokyo police arrested two men on Thursday after they behaved violently and injured five faculty members at an elementary ...

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday morning that North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile toward ...

North Korea's latest missile launches are part of a wider military buildup, as the country nears the end of its five-year ...

India has launched military strikes against what it calls "terrorist infrastructure" in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered ...

Toyota Motor announced record sales for the fiscal year ended in March, but profits fell on increased spending.

American political scientist Joseph Nye, who was a Japan expert and influenced US-Japan relations, has died. He was 88 years ...