Japan
Japanese Court sentences man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former PM Shinzo Abe
Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested on the spot in July 2022 after fatally firing at Abe with a homemade gun while he was delivering a campaign speech in the western city of Nara.
Aki-no Japanese Film Festival features cinematic
Netanyahu, Sa'ar meet with Japanese FM in his first bilateral diplomatic visit to Israel
6.2 magnitude earthquake rattles western Japan, infrastructure disruptions reported
Inspired by Thatcher, Japan's PM-in-waiting Takaichi smashes glass ceiling
Although Takaichi has pledged to increase the number of female cabinet ministers, an area where Japan has lagged its G7 peers, polls show her conservative positions chime more with men than women.
Multiple nations announce joint coalition to provide financial aid to the Palestinian Authority
Twelve nations have formed the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the Palestinian Authority to address an "urgent financial crisis."
Japan counts a record 99,763 centenarians as longevity soars
Women comprise about 88 percent of the centenarian cohort, numbering 87,784, while men total 11,979, health ministry figures show.
Japan plans not to recognize Palestinian state for now, foreign minister says
"The government has a responsibility to look hard into what will really lead to a two-state solution and to make diplomatic efforts towards that direction," FM Iwaya said.
Ashdod Port and Chartered Group sign strategic innovation and investment agreement
Memorandum of Understanding signed after hosting innovation conferences in Japan
Japan won't recognize a Palestinian state given US ties, Asahi reports
Shigeru Ishiba, Japanese Prime Minister, will skip an upcoming United Nations meeting called to discuss a two-state solution.
US says China spreads 'false' World War II narratives to pressure Taiwan
Beijing says documents such as the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Proclamation support its legal claims of sovereignty over the island, as they call for Taiwan to be "restored" to China.
US Army shows off Typhon missile system in Japan
The land-based launcher is capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles with enough range to strike China's eastern seaboard
US Typhon missile system to temporarily deploy to Japan as part of exercise
The Typhon system is part of a drive by Washington to amass a variety of anti-ship weapons in Asia.
WATCH: Father of Gaza hostage: World must pressure Hamas, not Israel, to release hostages
Ilan, father of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, urges the world to pressure Hamas, not Israel, to secure the release of hostages, speaking out in Tokyo amid growing global tensions.
