A new U.N. standard inspired by Japan's volunteer probation officer system is being developed, government sources said Sunday ...

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Friday urged Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to decide on Japan's participation as an observer ...

A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging, as younger generations opt ...

Food4Education is helping feed half a million students through a program that drew inspiration from Japan's renowned school ...

China said Friday that its population fell for the third straight year in 2024, falling by almost 1.4 million to 1.408 ...

North Korea condemned on Friday joint military drills between South Korea, Japan and the United States held this week, ...

North Korea warned Friday that it would exercise its right to self-defense "more intensively" as it condemned recent joint ...

The global economy, despite being battered by inflationary pressures and geopolitical conflicts in recent years, is forecast to grow at a subdued rate of 2.8% in 2025, according to the United Nations.

GENEVA (Switzerland) - World Economic Forum launches its annual Global Risks report (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - International Grune Woche (Green Week), food and agriculture trade fair (0900 GMT) ...

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The United Nations says the world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025. The U.N. projected last January that global economic ...

SEOUL: North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday (Jan 14), according to Seoul's ...