Atomic bomb survivors and others have gathered in southwestern Japan's Nagasaki City and urged the government to take part in the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a hike — and barring a market shock triggered by Donald Trump’s first few days ...

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing ...