It is a curious point that seven U.S. military bases in Japan fly the United Nations flag. While the reason is rooted in ...

A new book reveals that the leader's maternal grandfather was a Japan-based smuggler who had to flee to North Korea to escape ...

The push to allow married women to retain their maiden names is gaining momentum in Japan, with many women hoping newly elected politicians can deliver long-awaited legal changes and improve their ...

A United Nations volunteer from Japan has said as a teenager he was motivated by the “passion” of young people he met on an ...

Japan won't join UN meeting on nuclear weapons ban, citing support for US deterrence Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi attends at a press conference in Tokyo Monday, March 3, 2025.

Japan is concerned about China’s acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan’s southwestern areas.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has concluded a critical emergency project that provided ...

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations' women's rights panel over its recommendation that Japan's male-only imperial succession rule should be revised from gender-equality ...

Japan's January withdrawal of funding from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women highlights its aversion to addressing gender equality issues at home. Despite externally ...

Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country's male-only imperial succession rule. The unusual step ...

Japan will not attend a U.N. conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday, noting U.S. nuclear deterrence is crucial to the country's security ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan will not attend a U.N. conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday, noting U.S. nuclear deterrence is crucial to the country' ...