Pyongyang expresses its discontent over the "concerning provocations" that the combined aerial maneuvers carried out last week between Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington represented. North Korea has announced a test with strategic cruise missiles,

Choi Sung-ryong, whose father was executed by North Korea, wants to pressure a pro-Pyongyang association in Tokyo over the abductees.

Japan's government said Tuesday it will ensure close coordination with the United States in coping with North Korea's missile and nuc

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Wednesday, as the

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday he is seeking to hold talks with new U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, as J

DALIAN, China/TOKYO -- North Korea appears to have finished rebuilding a rural area ravaged by flooding last summer, consolidating spread-out settlements into five compact towns, a Nikkei analysis ...

North Korea's foreign ministry vowed the "toughest counteraction" against the United States as long as Washington "refuses" the country's sovereignty.

North Korea says it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of U.S.-South Korean military drills t

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba touted regional revitalization and stronger cooperation with local governments around Japan and pledged he would forge working relationships with other parties t

The new U.S. administration wants to reopen talks about denuclearization with the regime in Pyongyang. But experts say President Donald Trump risks provoking new tensions, including with South Korea.

Tokyo (Jiji Press ... apparently referring to threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile development. “We will closely communicate with the South Korean government” on matters ...

Japanese emergency crews worked through Tuesday to free a man driving a dump truck that fell through a large sinkhole that opened up at an intersection in Yashio, near Tokyo.