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US media say a passenger train has derailed in the mid-western state of Missouri, killing three people and injuring at least 50 others....

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has pledged roughly 200 million dollars to offset the global food instability caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He is now in Germany for summit talks with other Group of Seven leaders....

NATO leaders have looked to the war in Ukraine as they reshape their strategy. They're preparing for a summit in Madrid on Wednesday and Thursday that, they say, will be...

Japan's government has extended its advisory for possible power shortages in Tokyo and surrounding areas, as sweltering heat is likely to continue on Tuesday....

A UNICEF official says Afghanistan faces the growing risk of outbreaks of infectious diseases following last week's earthquake that left the country's lifeline infrastructure battered....

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and European Council President Charles Michel have agreed to cooperate on making next year's Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima a success....

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the Group of Seven nations for offering support to his country during the Russian invasion....

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and US President Joe Biden have agreed on a plan to impose a price cap on Russian oil as part of efforts to ramp up pressure on Russia....

The South Korean minister in charge of Seoul's relations with North Korea says Pyongyang is ready to conduct its seventh nuclear test at any moment....

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio talked briefly with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Germany on Monday....

Speaking in Germany, US President Joe Biden condemned an attack on Kyiv as an act of...

North Korea has criticized Japan and the United States over an online symposium held earlier this month on the abduction of foreign nationals by North Korea....

Japanese professional boxing sensation Inoue Naoya says he hopes to finish his career at age 35 undefeated....

China has pushed back in reaction to a new framework launched by the Group of Seven to promote investment to meet the infrastructure needs of developing countries....

The leaders of the Group of Seven nations gathered in Germany have discussed ways to put more pressure on Russia and support Ukraine....

Britain's defense ministry says Russian forces are focusing on gaining the upper hand in Izyum in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine....

A heat wave hit wide areas of Japan on Monday, while weather officials announced that the rainy season apparently ended unusually early in some regions....

A group of Russian lawmakers has proposed a legal amendment that would allow young people to serve in the military on a contract basis without completing military service as a conscript....

A fire in central Bangkok has killed at least two people and injured 11....

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 1,517 new cases of coronavirus infection in the capital on Monday....

In the latest NHK opinion poll, the approval rate for Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's Cabinet came in at 50 percent, down 5 percentage points from the previous survey carried out one week before. The level of disapproval went up by 2 points to 27 perce...

The Japanese government has decided to extend its advisory indicating possible power shortages in Tokyo and surrounding areas by one more day....

Documentation outlining the Bank of Japan's latest board meeting reveals that policymakers are stressing the need to continue with massive monetary easing to achieve wage increases amid rising prices....

Sales at Japan's major restaurant chains rose in May for the sixth straight month. There were no restrictions on social gatherings during the long holidays in early May for the first time since 2019, before the pandemic....

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has left for Spain to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit that will open in the capital Madrid on Wednesday....

A new privately run securities exchange opened in Japan on Monday, giving investors an alternative venue for trading and longer hours than the Tokyo Stock Exchange....

Weather officials in Japan are warning that a record-level heat wave is forecast for the next two weeks after the rainy season apparently ended unusually early in some regions....

NHK has learned that Japan plans to provide about 200 million dollars to help address a global food crisis amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine....

Yokozuna Grand Champion Terunofuji says he wants to impress sumo fans with good bouts in the upcoming tournament....

Cases of influenza are soaring in Australia as winter gets underway in the southern hemisphere country....

Most economists are predicting that the Bank of Japan's upcoming report will show a decline in business sentiment among major manufacturers for a second straight quarter, largely due to the impact of soaring raw material prices....

Russian forces have fired cruise missiles at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other places. Ukrainian leaders criticized the attacks as an attempt to keep the Group of Seven nations in check....

The Japan Meteorological Agency on Monday announced the apparent end of the rainy season in the Kantokoshin and Tokai regions, and in southern Kyushu....

Several media organizations are reporting that investors have failed to receive Russia's payments on foreign-currency bonds after the expiration of an extended deadline....

In Major League Baseball, two managers and six players were ejected after a brawl between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on Sunday....

A Ukrainian and his Japanese teammates played a deaf futsal match in Tokyo's Koganei City on Saturday....

Officials of the Tokyo metropolitan government are calling on residents and businesses in the capital to take specific steps to curb electricity consumption....

Japan's Sapporo Holdings says it will acquire the operations of a California-based craft brewer. It's part of moves by Japanese beer makers to tap demand abroad as they face a shrinking market at home....

The annual NYC Pride Parade, which began in 1970 and raises awareness of sexual minorities, has returned after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

A Japanese government-backed trade group is planning to expand its online service that matches small domestic companies with overseas buyers....

At least six people died and about 150 are injured after stands at a bullring partly collapsed in Colombia....

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced additional sanctions against Russia, including a ban on imports of Russian gold....

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have agreed that security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are inseparable....

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has offered more than 65 billion dollars in investment assistance for developing countries to build sustainable infrastructure....

The Group of Seven summit is underway in Germany to discuss ways to further pressure Russia and support Ukraine. The leaders also want to respond to growing concerns about a possible global food crisis....

The Taliban are asking the international community for further support following a deadly earthquake, as rescue efforts continue in eastern Afghanistan....

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has said the Group of Seven nations should further strengthen their unity to protect the lives of people affected by soaring prices amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine....

Russian forces are expected to intensify their advance on the city of Lysychansk after declaring the seizure of neighboring Severodonetsk. This would allow them to win full control of the eastern-most region of Luhansk....

Japan's government has issued an advisory for possible power shortages in Tokyo and surrounding areas. It is the first such advisory announced under the country's new alert system....

A strong earthquake struck Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu on Sunday night. Japan's Meteorological Agency says there is no tsunami threat....