China has agreed to sign a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons, Malaysia’s and China’s foreign ministers confirmed, in a move that seeks to shield the area from rising global security ...

A day after Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on 14 countries, two days ahead of his deadline day of July 9, the US ...

In his new round of tariffs being announced this week, Trump is essentially tethering the entire world economy to his ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

TOKYO -- The number of Myanmar nationals working in Japan has surged, as young people fleeing the turmoil following the 2021 military takeover seek op ...

Top Japanese officials sent their condolences to Myanmar and Thailand on Sunday, a day after a huge earthquake killed more than 1,000 people.

In 2022, only Japan and Korea continued to disburse ODA aid loans to Myanmar, with Korea's contributions amounting to about 10% of Japan's volume. By 2020, Japan had lent a cumulative total of US ...

Tokyo — A Japanese business executive who was detained in Myanmar for more than a month has been released after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, officials said Tuesday.

A+ A- AFP Yangon: Japan cruised past Myanmar 5-0 in World Cup qualifying in Yangon on Thursday to maintain their 100 percent record, with their place in the next round already secured.

Aiming to work in Japan, Myanmarese youth study Japanese in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sept. 12, 2023. (Mainichi/Aya Takeuchi) YANGON (Mainichi) -- Two and a half years since a military coup, young ...

In Japan, which is home to more than 35,000 Myanmar nationals, diaspora groups have staged demonstrations calling on the government to deny legitimacy to the Myanmar military and stop channelling ...

Japan has long-standing ties with Myanmar and has maintained relations with the country even after the military there seized power in February 2021 by toppling a democratically elected government.