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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered an investigation into the Unification Church

Kishida sends a ritual offering to a war shrine that honours Japan’s war dead and is a source of diplomatic frictions.

PM’s order comes amid anger over ruling LDP’s ties to religious sect accused of forcing large donations from followers.

A new security pact is expected to be much more "ambitious" than a 2007 agreement, as both nations grapple with the implications of China's growing military might.

Werner Herzog’s documentary about two volcanologists drawn to the edge of the Japanese mountain that killed them. Plus Our Dementia Choir. Here’s what to watch this evening

Move marks a reversal for Fumio Kishida who was reluctant to scrutinise Moonies’ connections with his own lawmakers

COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are losing their importance for world travelers. There are now more countries and territories — 118, according to Kayak.com data — that welcome any U.S. traveler without restrictions. Of the 109 destinations that still require testing, quarantines, or both for unvaccinated travelers, 17 don’t allow U.S.…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation on Monday into the Unification Church after the assassination of former premier Shinzo Abe in July revealed close ties between it and ruling party lawmakers.

Taiwan isn't making headlines, but the U.S. and China keep ratcheting up the tension — and the grave danger

Yasushi Chimura and Hitomi Soga, who were kidnapped by North Korea in the late 1970s, called for the return of other such abductees Saturday on the 20th anniversary of five of Pyongyang's victims being repatriated to Japan, including Chimura and Soga.

CHIBA -- It's not unusual in Japan to see someone have a small bowl of rice with their ramen. But how about only having rice in ramen soup minus the noodles?