Despite the long existence of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, only 15 percent of Japanese believe the United States “will protect” Japan in the event of a military emergency, a survey showed. Around ...

Amid escalating tensions with Japan over the Southern Kuril Islands, Russia's Pacific Fleet carried out a missile strike against simulated enemy ships near the coast of the islands on Thursday. The ...

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday issued the Working Paper on the Issue of Japan’s Nuclear Armament, laying bare Japan’s dangerous nuclear ambitions, its problematic remarks and moves, ...

Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi (left) met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on 31 October China and Japan have been locked in an escalating row, set off by Japanese prime ...

China has banned exports of dual-use items to Japan that can be used for military purposes, according to a commerce ministry statement on Tuesday, Beijing's latest move in reaction to an early ...

Japan raised visa fees for the first time since 1978, with charges increasing up to fivefold. Departure taxes will also rise to 3,000 yen per traveler, from 1,000 yen. Economists said stronger fees ...

TOKYO -- Chinese automaker Chery and Japanese auto parts retailer Autobacs Seven will jointly sell electric vehicles in Japan beginning in 2027.

Last month, Japan's central bank raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. That is a really big deal, because it means that one of the spookiest stories in modern economics might finally ...

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the northern part of the country, causing 34 mostly mild injuries and some damage to roads and buildings. The ...

The number of marriages in Japan rose for the first time in seven years in 2019, as many couples saw the start of the Reiwa era as a lucky time to get hitched. In 2019, there were 598,965 marriages in ...