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Facing the threat of losing its official party status in the July 20 House of Councillors election, the Social Democratic ...

North Korea on Tuesday said the United States must recognize it as a nuclear weapons state if bilateral talks are to resume.

Tokyo stocks dropped Tuesday morning as investors continued to lock in gains following last week's steep rise, amid a ...

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Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday, weighed down by an overnight decline of the U.S. Dow Jones index on caution amid ...

On July 23, women in red "happi" coats took part in the "Gal Mikoshi" event before Osaka's Tenjin Festival. This is a special ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he is giving Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 to 12 days to stop the killing in ...

Top trade officials from China and the United States launched a new round of talks on Monday in a bid to ease tensions over ...

France on Monday called on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the ...

Thailand and Cambodia agreed Monday to an unconditional ceasefire during a meeting in Malaysia, in a significant breakthro ...

The approval ratings of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet rose 5 percentage points from last month to 29% in a weekend ...