The Financial Times says Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy to Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in a move aimed at reducing friction between China and the US.

The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ USFK commander stresses need to maintain trilateral cooperation among S. Korea, U.S., Japan SEOUL -- The top ...

The DFA said there will be no joint statement to be issued as each country will issue their own press releases and readouts.

Japan on Friday approved additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including freezing the assets of dozens of individuals and groups and banning exports to dozens of organizations ...

TOKYO -- Nippon Steel's plan to buy U.S. Steel has entered a new phase with the companies' declaration of a full-scale legal ...

Asia can teach the world about adapting to Trump.

The fish weighed 608 pounds, which is also about the same size as an adult male grizzly bear. It garnered the second highest bid at the Toyosu Market since records began in 1999 ...

Just days remain before Joe Biden is officially sent into retirement. How much more damage can he do? If the past month is any indication, the answer is plenty.

The outgoing U.S. envoy to Japan said the firms are more focused on increasing their stock value than on investing in production capacity.

A leader of Japan's Yakuza crime syndicate who tried to sell Iran weapons-grade plutonium has pleaded guilty to charges of ...

The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar ...

A U.S. Marine allegedly sexually assaulted an Okinawan woman in November, which is the fourth alleged sexual assault by U.S.