NHK has learned that Japan's government and ruling coalition are considering sending Diet members to a UN nuclear weapons ban treaty conference without observer status.

The first review of equality in Japan by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in eight years has, however, met with a backlash from traditionalists demanding that ...

Since 2000, 98 inmates have been executed in Japan and 107 are presently on death row. The last execution in the country was carried out more than two years ago. Studies have consistently shown ...

A new U.N. standard inspired by Japan's volunteer probation officer system is being developed, government sources said Sunday ...

The official character of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan has visited the United Nations headquarters in New York. The ...

VIENTIANE: Laos and Japan on Tuesday (Jan 21) exchanged notes concerning grant aid to Laos to support the Project for the ...

VIENTIANE: Laos and Japan have opened a new chapter in their bilateral ties by elevating their relationship to a ...

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Friday urged Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to decide on Japan's participation as an observer ...

The European Union, Japan, and United Kingdom are expected to experience modest recovery, the report says. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The report says the U.S. economy outperformed ...