TOKYO – Senior officials from Japan, the U.S. and South Korea condemned North Korea over its recent ICBM-class ballistic missile launches and vowed to step up their trilateral cooperation to strengthen deterrence and sanctions against the North, while stressing the need for dialogue with Pyongyang.

TOKYO – Tokyo sushi stalwart Kyubey is among Japanese retail businesses riding a tourism boom, fuelled by the weak yen and fostering an increase in consumer prices and hopes for a boost to the broader economy.

DOHA – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited gas-rich Qatar on Tuesday to wrap up a Gulf tour centered on energy security and cooperation with Tokyo’s main suppliers.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) hopes to stir more international support for the advancement of the local agriculture sector.

TOKYO – Japan issued heatstroke alerts Sunday to tens of millions of people as near-record high temperatures scorched swathes of the country, while torrential rain pummeled other regions.

MANILA, Philippines — India added its voice to the chorus of nations calling on China to respect the 2016 arbitral ruling that voided Beijing’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea, as they joined the Philippines in marking the seventh anniversary of Manila’s legal victory on Wednesday.

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in three months on Wednesday, two days after it threatened “shocking” consequences to protest what it called provocative U.S. reconnaissance activity near its territory.

TOKYO – Japan’s industry minister visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Monday to see equipment that is to be used to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean to ensure the safety of the contentious plan, while demonstrators, including many from South Korea, rallied against it.

SEOUL – The largest fisheries market in the South Korean capital is stepping up testing to show its offerings are safe, aiming to allay consumer concerns about Japan’s planned release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant.

MANILA, Philippines — Despite heavy rains over the past few days, the water level at Angat Dam is slowly dropping to its minimum operating level, raising concerns over supply, especially with the onset of the El Niño phenomenon.