The Izu Islands, off Japan's Pacific coast, are officially part of Tokyo. The islands are famous for producing a liquor ...

A tropical depression in the East China Sea is forecast to approach the Kyushu region in southwest Japan toward Monday, bringing intense rainfall mainly to western Japan.

Following a series of ominous rumblings, the volcanic island of Miyakejima in the Izu island chain spat a huge plume of smoke ...

A tropical cyclone that developed into Typhoon Nari early Sunday is expected to approach the Kanto region on Monday, the ...

The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Japanese author Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). Various exhibitions and ...

New Zealand, the Cook Islands' biggest funder, halts money to the Pacific nation over its China ties New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with China, officials said ...

The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are seen as being the closest to Beijing.

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China. Cook Islands is a self-governing country in free association ...

New Zealand has halted funding to the Cook Islands over what it considers the small Pacific nation's deepening ties with China.