22+ hour ago   (213+ words) China has told the United States that it intends to cancel a planned meeting between their leaders later this month if Washington approves any new arms sales to Taiwan by then, multiple sources familiar with bilateral ties said Saturday. China…...

2+ day, 50+ min ago   (665+ words) TOKYO - Lviv, a city in western Ukraine about 70 kilometers from the Polish border, is known as Ukraine's cultural capital and has long been a crossroads of Central and Eastern European and Russian cultures. After a roughly six-hour drive from Warsaw,…...

1+ day, 47+ min ago   (148+ words) SAPPORO - Japan's weather agency on Saturday raised the volcanic alert level for Mt. Tokachi on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido to 3 on a scale of 5, restricting entry to the mountain. Raising the alert from level 2, which restricts access to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (416+ words) TOKYO - An exhibition currently being held in Tokyo traces the history of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, to commemorate the 70th year since its founding and shine light on its existence. The exhibition is open to the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (632+ words) North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward Sea of Japan: report SEOUL - North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Joint Chiefs…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (120+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (170+ words) SEOUL - South Korea's spy agency has said that even if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter has an older brother, she would be the one to succeed their father. The agency said the daughter, believed to be named Kim…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (164+ words) A fighter jet operated by Japan's Self-Defense Forces made an emergency landing on Thursday, leading to the temporary closure of one of the two runways at Naha Airport in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa, authorities said. Japan fighter…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (163+ words) KUSHIRO, Japan - A town assemblyman on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido said Thursday he has decided to quit after violating local rules banning vessels from approaching wild sea otters to protect their habitat. The town of Hamanaka on the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (122+ words) Read full story here Japan weather agency warns of intense rain in Tokyo, 12 areas through Monday Torrential rain hits central Japan, floods vital infrastructure in Nagoya Opposition to accepting more foreign residents growing in Japan: study Japan PM Takaichi urges…...