TOKYO, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Japan experienced its hottest July for the third year in a row, with a record 2.89 degrees Celsius higher than usual, according to the country's weather agency.

To assert its leadership in Asia, the U.S. is using Japan, South Korea, and other allies to “counter China's growing influence in Asia,” said Rommel Banlaoi, president of the Philippine Society for ...

TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Meteorological Agency has downgraded tsunami warnings to advisories for the Pacific coasts of Hokkaido and the Tohoku region following a powerful earthquake off ...

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines is a genuine troublemaker and a creator of danger in the South China Sea, said Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense.