Japanese prime minister is urged to keep the 2015 Iran nuclear deal alive during a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tokyo.

The United Nations human rights office voiced concern on Friday that India's new citizenship law is "fundamentally discriminatory in nature" by excluding Muslims.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Tokyo is making arrangements for a visit to Tokyo by Iranian President Rouhani later this month.

South Korea and Japan have stressed the need for mending bilateral relations amid rows between the two neighbors.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Iran, the United States and other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal should engage in talks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he has held "constructive" negotiations with Japanese officials on a range of issues.

Some 2,000 South Korean and Japanese citizens gathered in central Seoul for a huge rally at Seoul Plaza followed by a march to Japan’s Embassy.

North Korea says it has test-launched a new multiple rocket launcher under the supervision of leader Kim Jong-un.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claims victory for his ruling coalition in the upper house elections.

Japanese voters are casting their ballots in an upper house election that could determine whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would be allowed to amend the country’s US-drafted pacifist constitution.