Police in Macao detained a man believed to be a prominent pro-democracy advocate on suspicion of colluding with outside ...

Hundreds of glowing lanterns floated across Chidorigafuchi moat in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 30 as part of a summer ...

All tsunami advisories issued along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Okinawa were lifted at 4:30 p.m. on July 31, a day ...

Tsunami advisories issued along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Okinawa following the massive earthquake off Russia’s ...

SINGAPORE--The yen ticked slightly higher on Thursday after Japan’s central bank stood pat on rates in a closely watched ...

BEIJING--The Chinese military announced Wednesday that it would hold an annual naval exercise and conduct a maritime joint ...

BANGKOK--An explosion at a fireworks workshop in central Thailand killed at least nine people on Wednesday, local officials said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency called for vigilance across the Kanto region as the ninth typhoon of the season looked set to pound the Izu island chain south of Tokyo as early as Aug. 1.

Tensions ran high among residents and visitors after tsunami warnings were issued along Japan’s Pacific coast on July 30 following a powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

ウクライナ の首都キーウで、7月30日深夜から31日未明にかけて、ロシア軍による大規模攻撃があった。当局によると、31日午前11時（日本時間同日午後5時）までに7人が死亡し、82人が負傷した。がれきの撤去が続いており、死傷者は増える可能性がある。

自民党は31日、参院選の大敗をめぐり石破茂首相（党総裁）の退陣を求める党内意見が強まったことを受けて開く両院議員総会の日程を、8月8日に決めた。複数の党幹部が明かした。首相は総会で、引き続き続投への理解を求めるとみられる。

地域の特色や歴史、文化財などを織り込んだ「ストーリー」を認定し、観光の活性化などを目指す日本遺産を巡り、 文化庁 は31日、認定済みの遺産のうち、3件を点数評価の対象にすると発表した。今年度中に認定継続の可否を判断する。