January 1970

A nuclear reactor at a trouble-hit complex in Saga Prefecture restarted operations Saturday for the first time in more than 6½ years amid lingering safety concerns.The No. 4 unit at the Genkai…

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have “great chemistry” and claimed the standoff with the nuclear-armed nation is “largely solved.”Trump, speaking to reporters…

North Korea’s official Pyongyang Broadcasting Station repeated on Friday that the abduction issue has “already been settled,” according to the Tokyo-based Radio Press news agency.It is the first time for North Korean…

North Korea has apparently yet to begin work to dismantle any of its six known missile launch and engine test facilities and two ejection test stands, according to an analysis of recent…

The Philippine president’s office on Monday called Chinese seizures of fish caught by Philippine fishing boats near a disputed shoal unacceptable, and presented three fishermen who described their experiences.Presidential spokesman Harry Roque…

The Japan Football Association announced Monday it will send 23 Under-19 players to the country’s World Cup base in Russia to help the national team train and gain a better sense of…

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. said Monday that it has started accepting advance orders in Japan for the Cullinan, the British automaker’s first SUV.The Cullinan starts at ¥38 million, and Rolls-Royce hopes to…