The carefully choreographed annual meetings signal the priorities of the world's second-largest economy.

The Hindu festival, which celebrates the victory of good over evil, also marks the end of winter.

It is the fourth Australian death at a Japanese ski resort this year.

A project to introduce unmanned sites is part of a broader adoption of digital technologies.

TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

The cabinet member "voluntarily" agreed to be interviewed, weeks after acknowledging that he visited Epstein's island.

The cabinet member "voluntarily" agreed to be interviewed, weeks after acknowledging that he visited Epstein's island.

The Osaka Loop Line, which circles central Osaka, has 19 stations and runs for about 21 kilometers. Despite its circular design, surprisingly few trains actually operate in a full loop. During daytime hours, only about one in three trains runs the complete circuit, while destination boards often display locations such as Nara or Wakayama—names that seem out of place on a circular urban railway. (News On Japan)

Police plan to arrest a Japanese doctor in his 60s who lives in the United States and is suspected of spraying an oil-like liquid at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Chiba Prefecture in 2015, with the suspect expected to arrive in Japan as early as March 4th, investigators said. (News On Japan)

PayPay’s market capitalization is expected to exceed 2 trillion yen as the company prepares for a listing on the U.S. Nasdaq exchange. (News On Japan)

The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.

The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.

Iranian authorities say they were killed in a US-Israeli strike in the city of Minab on Saturday.

Trump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.

The US State Department says Americans should "depart now via commercial means" as strikes continue.

Trump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.

Marius Borg Høiby now faces a total of 40 charges at his trial and denies the most serious allegations.

Locals tell BBC Persian they are worried about the availability of groceries and price increases as strikes continue to hit the capital.

Money is reportedly being raised by them for the armed struggle, prosecutors say.