Last week, Mr. Trump said he wanted to normalize commerce with Russia, appearing to lessen the pressure on Moscow to settle its war with ... up a sphere of influence in the post-imperial age ...

"There cannot be friendship if there's a hierarchy. Friends are equals. And there is a rapidly growing asymmetry in the ...

In a sign of how Saudi Arabia’s economic makeup has shifted, non-oil activities now account for 52% of its GDP, according to ...

As the 1980s dawned, the Japan Engineer District (JED) had firmly established itself as a cornerstone of the U.S. military’s ...

In the faceoff between heavily indebted developed economies and increasingly wary investors, Japan has blinked first, ...

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ...

Earlier, we brought you comments from Michael Clarke suggesting Russia is sending a message to Ukraine that the war will go on (see 11.19 post), and that's something Germany's chancellor agrees with.

Kanoya city in southern Japan hosted three bases used by imperial forces during the war. It also hosted the headquarters for a kamikaze suicide squad. Officials said their aim is to provide ...