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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese vaccine minister Taro Kono will formally announce on Friday that he is joining the race to...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will visit Washington later this month for a four-way meeting of...

(Reuters) -Germany, China and Japan offered a lukewarm reception on Wednesday to the Taliban's provisional government in Afghanistan, following the...

By Tetsushi Kajimoto, Daniel Leussink and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should strive for a new form of capitalism...

(Corrects to "Wednesday" from "Monday" in the lead) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday officially announced she...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started military drills on the Kuril Islands which will include live firing exercises and involve...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is likely to remove Japan and five other countries from its list of safe...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States, South Korea and Japan are preparing for a possible meeting of officials handling North...

By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese COVID-19 vaccine minister Taro Kono's chances of becoming the next...

By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain showed off its HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to Japan's defence chief on...

By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Taro Kono, Japan's minister in charge of fighting COVID-19 and a top choice of...

WARSAW (Reuters) - Belarusian equestrian Olga Safronova has been given a humanitarian visa allowing her to live in Poland, Polish...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday denied it has discussed participation in an online G7 ministerial meeting about Afghanistan, Interfax...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's minister in charge of COVID-19 vaccinations is seen as the most suitable candidate to become the...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fumio Kishida, a key contender to succeed Yoshihide Suga as Japan's prime minister, said on Sunday that...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency in and around Tokyo until the last...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will back the popular minister in charge of Japan's vaccination rollout, Taro Kono,...

By Antoni Slodkowski and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in a surprise move on Friday...

-Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, his support ratings in tatters ahead of a general election, said on Friday he would...

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia will offer tax breaks to stimulate business on a disputed Pacific island chain and make...