TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- U.S. urges allies to increase ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday she has not heard directly from the United States that Japan's defense spending ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have agreed to enhance cooperation in ...

Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, the ceasefire ...

The new U.S. National Defense Strategy released by President Donald Trump’s administration is the first since 2022 and ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets to respond to Russian bombers, fighters and a surveillance plane at least four times this week ...

Ms Takaichi, a hawkish conservative, took office in October after winning an internal contest to lead the ruling Liberal ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on Feb. 8. The move is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity ...

Takaichi, elected in October as Japan’s first female leader, has been in office only three months, but she has seen strong ...

Italy and Germany have pledged to work together to secure supply chains for raw materials vital to their economies, according ...

Prime Minister Takaichi announced the dissolution of The House of Representatives and the general election at a press ...