Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during a signing ceremony with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 20, 2026. (Pool Photo via AP) BEIJING–Chinese leader Xi …
By HIROAKI ABE/ Staff Writer A snow pattern resembling a panda on Mount Chokai’s northern slope is seen from Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, on May 23. (Hiroaki Abe) NIKAHO, Akita Prefecture—There are currently no pandas …
A view of the Lujiazui area in Shanghai Photo: VCG China on Monday released a new regulation on outbound investment, which will officially enter into force on July 1, aiming to further bolster opening-up, …
Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister, speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 31. (Reuters) SINGAPORE–Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday rejected accusations of “new militarism” by Tokyo and criticized …
Census: By AKARI SUGIYAMA/ Staff Writer Japan’s total population has shrunk by around 3.1 million, or 2.5 percent, since the last census in 2020, according to preliminary data from 2025 released by the internal affairs …
By YUKI EDAMATSU/ Staff Writer The finished bottle of the sake brewed in outer space (Provided by Dassai Inc. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.) The first sake brewed in outer space has …
The Upper House passes a law to establish a National Intelligence Council and a National Intelligence Bureau on May 27. (Takeshi Iwashita) The government will create two organizations as early as July to strengthen …
By HARUKA SUZUKI/ Staff Writer Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters after a law to establish a National Intelligence Council and a National Intelligence Bureau was enacted on May 27. (Takeshi Iwashita) The …
Train drivers Jiang Liping (R) and Bor wave aboard a train to Mombasa at Nairobi Terminus of the China-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 31, 2025. Photo: Xinhua Editor’s …
By RYUJI KUDO/ Staff Writer “Les Saveurs Shima,” Kintetsu Railway Co.’s restaurant train (Provided by Kintetsu Railway Co.) NAGOYA–Kintetsu Railway Co. said it will start operating a restaurant train featuring French cuisine with local …