Tokyo, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)--East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service after crew members were found to have been drinking ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the importance of promoting international efforts toward nuclear abolition, saying it is "the duty of all of us" to keep fighting for a world without ...

The Self-Defense Forces’ activity base in Djibouti in eastern Africa has become increasingly important because SDF units ...

As Japan faces a shrinking workforce, businesses and politicians are looking overseas for talent - and one of the regions they're looking to is Africa.

Many top Indian athletes have confirmed their place in the World Athletics Championships 2025. Let's take a look at the list.

Japan has pledged $5.5 billion in loans via the African Development Bank to help tackle governments on the continent’s mounting debt burdens. Tokyo has also unveiled plans to train 30,000 AI specialis ...

Technicians at Japan’s Fukushima plant have deployed robots into a damaged reactor to assess radioactive debris from the 2011 disaster. Human entry is unsafe, so dog-like Spot and Packbot will do THIS ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa is not looking for aid, but rather for global trade partners. "We seek partnerships in infrastructure, energy and digital development through blended finance. We ...

Historian Richard Overy explains how the US firebombing of Japanese cities in 1945 killed more civilians than Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined – and why it has been largely forgotten ...

Japan will provide up to 25 billion yen ($169.42 million) in Samurai financing to Kenya that will be directed towards boosting the East African nation's vehicle assembly and energy sectors, officials ...

Under the MoU, both companies will explore opportunities to enhance connectivity and market access across Africa, supporting Japanese businesses seeking to establish or grow their presence on the cont ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday after a mixed finish on Wall Street, where shares in Nvidia, Palantir and other superstar stocks pared their earlier steep losses ...