Japan

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force on Monday conducted a missile interceptor drill near a nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast, amid caution over North Korea's repeated ballistic missile test-firings. The non-live fire exercise involving…

Japan will consider keeping some nuclear reactors operating beyond a current 60-year limit as the country focuses increasingly on atomic power as a solution to an ongoing squeeze on energy supply. Officials are studying a plan to exclude…

The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet has dropped to 33.1 percent, the lowest since its launch last year, a survey showed Sunday, after three of his ministers were forced out in less than a month. The…

Nearly a quarter of major companies in Japan are considering raising the prices of their products next year or later due to increasing material costs and a weaker yen, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday. Of the 80 companies surveyed,…

South Korea's ambassador to Japan expressed hope that the countries' leaders can restart their reciprocal visits "sooner than expected" as both nations try to improve bilateral ties, damaged significantly by wartime labor issues. Yun Duk…

Taiwanese began voting Saturday in local elections, with the results seen as a prelude to the 2024 presidential and legislative polls, while voters are also casting ballots in a referendum. About 19 million voters will elect more than…

Japan is considering using an enemy base strike capability, or what it prefers to call "counterstrike capability," with its ally the United States, in the event it comes under attack, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.…

Tokyo authorities on Friday ordered the operator of Uber Eats food delivery service in Japan to enter into negotiations with a labor union representing its staff, agreeing with the organization that the unit of the U.S.-based company had…

A Chinese coast guard vessel equipped with the largest cannon ever seen on such a ship entered Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Friday, the Japanese coast guard said. Four Chinese coast guard…

Consumer prices in Tokyo gained 3.6 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the steepest increase since 1982 amid higher energy and food prices that are increasingly squeezing household budgets, government data showed Friday. The…