Japan, U.S. Defense Chiefs Reaffirm Security Cooperation

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held phone talks on Friday night and reaffirmed their countries' commitment to advancing a wide range of security coo ...

PM Takaichi, Trump to Meet in N.Y. on Tues.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday and to deliver a speech at the U.N. General Assembly the same day. The U.S. government sai ...

United Arab Emirates Law Enforcement Arrests Money Laundering Gang Leader

In a joint operation reflecting international security cooperation against transnational organised crime, the UAE police, in ...

Hubei launches tourism routes tailored for overseas visitors

Central China's Hubei Province has launched five tourism routes tailored for overseas visitors, aiming to turn its rich cultural and natural resources into market-ready inbound tourism products. The ...

Chinese Survey Ship Seen Operating in Japan EEZ

A Chinese research vessel was spotted operating in Japan's exclusive economic zone off Kubashima, an island in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, the Japan Coast Guard said Friday. According ...

Huawei Pioneers a New Computing Architecture for the AI Era: Making One Million Processors Work as One Computer

SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 September 2026 – Huawei today announced the Peerium Computing Architecture, a new computing architecture for the AI era. The architecture enables ...

Typhoon Dujuan to Near Japan's Kanto Region on Mon.

Typhoon Dujuan is expected to approach the Kanto region in eastern Japan, which includes Tokyo, on Monday, and the Japan Meteorological Agency is urging caution against heavy rain, strong winds and ...

Dollar Tops 158 Yen in London

The dollar briefly climbed above 158 yen in London trading Friday, the highest level in roughly two weeks. At 11 a.m., the greenback stood at 157.90-158.00 yen. Investors sold the yen as expectations ...

Japan, U.S. Leaders Expected to Meet in N.Y. on Tues.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, government sources said. Takaichi, who will visit New York for four days from Monday ...

Japan Rice Price Falls below 3,000 Yen for 1st Time in 2 Yrs

Prices of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets in Japan in the week to Sunday averaged 2,971 yen per 5 kilograms, down 32 yen from a week before and below 3,000 yen for the first time since early ...

Eastern Japan City Puts Off Decision on N-Waste Site Survey

The mayor of Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, said Friday that the city will put off a decision on whether to accept a literature survey for choosing a final disposal site for high-lev ...

6 Months to Go, Yokohama Green Expo Plans Heat Measures

With just six months to go before the start of the International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, protecting visitors from the heat remains a challenge, as the event features many ...