The bill to amend the Imperial House Law was passed at a plenary session of the House of Councillors and enacted on Friday.

Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen urged expanding cooperation between Israel and Japan in such areas as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun in ...

Andy Burnham was ⁠confirmed as the ⁠new leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party ⁠on Friday, replacing Keir Starmer.

The National Council on Social Security has broadly agreed on the introduction of an income-linked cash benefit system, but question marks remain over precisely who will receive the handouts and how ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cast Beijing as the champion of a new global AI order, using China’s premier tech conference to promote open-source technology and challenge U.S. influence over ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued record-breaking short-term heavy rain information in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, which the agency determined to have received about 100 millimeters of rain in the ...

Asian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 losing 4% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower.

A landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing buried some residential buildings, trapping an undetermined number of people, state media reported.

Hong Kong ‘s top security official said Thursday that booksellers should ensure the titles they sell do not harm national security, a day after five people linked to two bookstores were arrested.

A procession of Yamahoko floats moves through central Kyoto on Friday as part of Sakimatsuri, or the early festival of Gion Matsuri — one of the three major traditional festivals in Japan that have ...

Not only has the proposal failed to gain the support of opposition parties, but resistance has also begun to emerge within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party itself. It is time to decide to withdraw ...

To help deal with scorching summer temperatures, Japanese home builder Sekisui House, Ltd. has developed a temporary rest area equipped with air conditioning for construction sites, in collaboration ...