If the government decides to fully remove the quasi-emergency designations, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce the decision at a news conference as ...

Kishida also said the mayors of two hard-hit cities in the 3/11 disasters — Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, and Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture — offered to host ...

The number of refugees escaping Ukraine — the vast majority arriving in Eastern Europe — could climb to 4 million in a matter of days, ...

During a visit to Malaysia, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a speech that Russia's aggression in Ukraine poses a "serious threat" to the ...

The prime minister said the government will decide on the timing of restarting the domestic tourism campaign after examining the infection situation and hearing opinions ...

Senior foreign and defense officials from the two countries discussed other major security challenges, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky said it was possible the Russian leader would be willing to use nukes against Ukraine in the face of its determined ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was at a "strategic turning point" in the war as Russian forces appeared to be regrouping for a possible assault ...

Biden announced the new step, which would enable Western nations to inflict steep tariff hikes on Russian goods, in coordination with NATO allies, the Group ...