A new film aimed at reviving Japan's fading period drama industry has been playing to packed houses. Its director hopes to bring new fans to the samurai genre.

The US news website Politico says the administration of President Joe Biden is planning to speed up the last remaining military assistance to Ukraine before Donald Trump takes office in January, next ...

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How Donald Trump's return to the White House is likely to affect US foreign policy on Ukraine, the Middle East, China and Japan.

An evacuee from Futaba Town in Fukushima Prefecture made a comment expressing concern about the first test retrieval of fuel ...

US media are reporting that Donald Trump's transition team has begun work following his victory in the presidential election.

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Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has apologized to lawmakers of his Liberal Democratic Party for its poor results in ...

Thailand has long accepted migrant workers and their children from neighboring Myanmar, but the influx has grown since ...

Lineup: 1. India, Philippines congratulate Trump on election win 2. Taliban hope for "new chapter" with Trump administration ...

The Taliban interim government in Afghanistan have reacted to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election by saying it hopes it opens a new chapter in relations with the US. The interim ...

Leaders in the Asia-Pacific have reacted to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election. Indian Prime Minister ...