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Parliament leaders adopt draft proposal for imperial succession

The draft calls for allowing female members of the imperial family to retain their status after marriage and male heirs to be adopted from former branches.

U.S. tells Europe, Canada to boost NATO air and naval forces as Washington steps back

Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO and told its European members they will have to take over primary responsibility for the conventional defense of the continent.

JCB to launch app for Taiwan credit card members visiting Japan

Japan ruling party members call for careful thought over pact with Mercosur

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers representing agricultural interests on Thursday called on the government to carefully consi

Girl group Hana channels positivity into every performance

Before joining Hana, the group's members were told "no" by the entertainment industry. Now they're part of one of Japan's most talked-about new acts.

Blair calls for ‘coherent plan’ before Labour ousts Starmer

Labour's electoral losses earlier this month sparked an internal rebellion as near a quarter of the party's members of Parliament called for Starmer to go.

G7 unity tested as members seek to abandon communique plans for 2026

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls associate EU membership proposal ’unfair’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lambasted the idea because it would leave Kyiv without a voice inside the bloc.

NATO not drawing up plans for Hormuz mission, top commander says

Any decision to launch ​a mission would require the approval of all NATO's 32 members and several have already signaled opposition.