NHK has learned that Japan's government and ruling coalition are considering sending Diet members to a UN nuclear weapons ban treaty conference without observer status.

Japan will not take part in a U.N. nuclear weapons ban treaty conference in New York in March as an observer, said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, overriding calls from a key political partner as well as hibakusha.

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

The official character of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan has visited the United Nations headquarters in New York. The visit was aimed at promoting the international exposition set to open in April in Osaka,

VIENTIANE: Laos and Japan have opened a new chapter in their bilateral ties by elevating their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

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

The announcement shows just how shrewdly the U.S. has gamed the international system. Since 1982, a United Nations agreement called the Law of the Sea has served as the cornerstone of the global maritime order.

Congolese rebels and allied Rwandan forces entered the outskirts of Goma on Sunday and the airport in the key eastern city was no longer in use, the top U.N. official in the country said. Thousands fled the fighting that also killed at least 13 peacekeepers.

The report focused on the role of a 'bird strike' and involved an analysis of the engines and the 'localizer' landing guidance structure in the crash.

U.S. President Donald Trump floated a plan Saturday to "just clean out" Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory in a bid to create Middle East peace. Describing Gaza as a "demolition site" after the Israel-Hamas war,

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These relations contribute to stability in East Asia and worldwide, the member of Japan’s upper house of parliament said