
Britain and Germany have been resisting calls for fiscal stimulus.

The G7 leaders are also expected to reaffirm their previous commitment to stability in the foreign exchange market.

"The United States has never apologised for the atomic bomb and Japan, as a country that started the war, has never apologised...

The issue of the heavy US military presence on Okinawa has long been a periodic thorn in the side of...

Japan stresses its unique status as the only nation to suffer atomic attacks and advocates disarmament, but nonetheless relies on the U...


"The prime minister said that Mr Putin also shared ... the same feeling."

“Japan is a country that is friendless in its own backyard, so ties with Russia are very important for it.”

Tokyo will lease up to five TC-90 training airplanes and help Manila train pilots and aircraft mechanics

"Corpse hotels" are used to store some of Japan's mounting pile of bodies waiting for a spot in one of...

The government would compile a supplementary budget during this session of parliament, which ends on June 1

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament on Monday he wanted to declare the region a disaster zone as soon as possible...

The speed of rescue efforts was critical given that rain could further damage weakened buildings and cause landslides.

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