For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.

US President Donald Trump wrapped up his visit to Japan, where he met the country's newly elected prime minister, Takaichi Sanae. His next stop is South Korea.

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump visits Japan and meets with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of his weeklong trip to Asia.

Japan was among five countries elected Thursday to hold a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2023 and 2024. The UN Security Council during a debate in ...

President Trump met Monday with families of Japanese citizens who had been abducted by North Korea amid speculation about whether he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posed for photos and spoke with the families,

Japan's January withdrawal of funding from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women highlights its aversion to addressing gender equality issues at home. Despite externally presenting a commitment to progressive gender norms, a ...

A United Nations report on gender equality, combined with the recent defeat of Japan's conservative-minded Liberal Democratic Party, has triggered renewed optimism that legal changes can be forced through to permit women to retain their maiden names after ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The situation in Gaza will be the main topic at the UN General Assembly in New York next week. However, Japan will forgo recognizing Palestine as a state during the high-level meeting. Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya stated on Friday ...

On February 15, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, showed positive signals regarding a summit meeting between Kim Jong Un and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. “I think there would be no reason not to appreciate ...

This submission aims to contribute to the Human Rights Committee’s (“the Committee”) upcoming review of Japan’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR or “the Covenant”). It focuses on the abuse of ...

North Korea says it has fired sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters, in another display of its growing military capabilities as U.S. President Donald Trump travels to South Korea for