United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against the clear and present danger of nuclear weapons as Japan is marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US.

Members of the UN Security Council have lashed out at Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital.

The US aims to make its military command in Japan stronger amid the perceived threat from China.

Japan has sanctioned four Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The Iranian president-elect had a phone conversation with Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

The paper labeled China as its “greatest strategic challenge.”

Foreign Minister Kamikawa says her country considers recognizing the State of Palestine.

The Philippines and Japan have inked a key defense pact aimed at boosting ties amid tensions with China.

A Japanese hotel refuses entry to an Israeli man over his ties to the occupying regime’s forces.

Chinese armed vessels patrol the waters around disputed islands, arousing Japan's ire.