Russia proposes UN resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar UN-Japan draft
Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space โfor all timeโ a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space.
The UN's nuclear watchdog chief will visit Iran next week as concerns rise about uranium enrichment
The head of the United Nationsโ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehranโs nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight remains limited.
WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics, citing contaminated samples
The worldโs top anti-doping regulator says after reviewing a documentary and other media reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication.
13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep rebuilding
Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left parts of Fukushima prefecture uninhabitable on Monday with a minute of silence and memorial events, where officials pledged continued support for rebuilding.
Conditions inside Fukushima's melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck
Japan is marking 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the countryโs northern coasts, killing nearly 20,000 people, wiping out whole towns and destroying the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Ukraine premier in Tokyo says his country needs missiles, but expects new US aid to come through
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said his country needs long-range missiles and other ammunition to end Russiaโs invasion, and said he expects a U.S. aid package thatโs stalled in Congress to come through, at a new conference in Tokyo a day after a conference on rebuilding Ukraine.
Why is Japan hosting a conference for Ukraine reconstruction when it's still at war? AP explains.
Japan is hosting a conference for Japanese and Ukrainian officials to discuss reconstruction of Ukraine just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russiaโs invasion, while the U.S. and other Western countries are still focusing on military aid for the battlefield.
Just how swift does Swift need to be to make the Grammys, Tokyo shows and Super Bowl in 1 week?
When the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl, the question on fansโ minds quickly became: Will Taylor Swift be able to attend to support her partner, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, if she has a concert in Tokyo the day before.
Japan's precision moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down
Japanโs space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moonโs surface it was aiming for in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system โ although it appears to be sitting upside-down.
Stock market today: Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street dips amid dimming rate cut hopes
Asian shares are trading mixed as pessimism spreads among investors about any imminent interest rate cut in the U.S. Japanโs benchmark Nikkei finished little changed Thursday, inching down less than 0.1%.
Fukushima nuclear plant operator in Japan says it has no new safety concerns after Jan. 1 quake
The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan says it has no new safety worries and envisions no changes to the plantโs decommissioning plans even after a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1 caused minor damage to another idled nuclear plant.