Japan

Russian missiles pounding Ukraine have spooked Japan into boosting defence spending. Now, with tensions rising over the Taiwan Strait, calls are growing to address another security threat: shriveling rice paddies. For decades, Japanese…

Leaders from Japan and African nations are set to wrap up a two-day meeting here on Sunday underscoring their commitment to better cope with the food crisis propelled by Russia's war in Ukraine. The leaders are also expected to affirm the…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday pledged $30 billion over the next three years for African development, with a focus on investing in human capital and fostering quality growth in a continent where China and Russia are…

Atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Saturday expressed anger and disappointment that the parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty were unable to make progress toward the elimination of nuclear weapons while gathered at…

Japanese and African leaders will begin talks Saturday on ensuring sustainable growth despite the challenges posed by Russia's war in Ukraine and China's outreach to the continent with infrastructure investments. Japanese Prime Minister…

China's large-scale military exercises held earlier this month in areas encircling Taiwan in response to a high-profile U.S. visit to the democratic island have demonstrated Beijing's ability to target Japanese and U.S. troops based in the…

Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a 249 million yen ($1.8 million) allocation to pay for the controversial state funeral next month of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. As the public remains divided over Abe's political legacy and…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will announce investment in human resources in Africa at a gathering held in Tunisia later this week, in an effort to counter China's influence on the continent, government sources said Wednesday. At the Tokyo…

The US and allies must balance sending a clear message to China over Taiwan with the need to avoid escalation as Asia enters a "sinister period" of tensions, Japan's top envoy to the US said. "We need to respond, we need to send a clear…

Japan has granted refugee status to 98 people who fled Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power last August, government sources said Tuesday, in a rare move for a country with a poor record on giving asylum. The number of newly…