Private equity firms have been expanding their foothold in Japan. An expert says once-reluctant companies are embracing them as inflation and higher interest rates take hold.

Japan and Paraguay strengthen ties - and in an interview with NHK, Paraguay's president explains why his nation is the only one in South America to keep ties with Taiwan.

United Nations trucks carrying humanitarian supplies have entered the Gaza Strip for the first time in two and a half months. But the UN says the aid has yet to reach residents.

A school bus was hit by an explosion in southwestern Pakistan, killing six people, including four children. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claims the blast was a terrorist attack supported by ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to make basic water fees free for households this summer. The measure aims to encourage residents to use air conditioning despite inflation, in order to ...

China and the United States have traded accusations over their respective actions in the South China Sea at a UN Security ...

The Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain is planning to sell part of its bank unit to major trading firm ...

Japan has started use of an eye-scan technology to help block AI-generated impersonators often used in online fraud. It has ...

The European Union has decided to impose additional sanctions on Russia. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

The prime minister of Qatar said on Tuesday that efforts to broker a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have reached a ...

Japan's agriculture minister Eto Taku on Wednesday submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru over his ...

Japan's government says that in cooperation with South Korea fast-track immigration control for their citizens will be in place at four airports in the two countries for the month of June.