Policymakers at the Bank of Japan have decided to leave the central bank's easing program unchanged as they wrapped up their two-day meeting on Friday.

Ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region disputed by Armenia and neighboring Azerbaijan, have agreed to fully disarm.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has won this year's Global Goalkeeper Award for his contribution to pursuing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made many appeals to world leaders since Russian forces launched their invasion. On Tuesday, he urged delegates to the United Nations General Assembly to "act united" in Ukraine's defense.

Japan's Crown Prince and Princess Akishino have started their trip to Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has arrived in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, where he will call for international cooperation and reforms to the world body.

A United Nations expert says the human rights situation in Russia has "significantly deteriorated" since the country invaded Ukraine in February last year.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck northeastern Japan. Officials say there is no threat of tsunami.

A major Japanese steelmaker has shut down the last blast furnace at its plant in the city of Kawasaki, near Tokyo.

Japan's government says airport and seaport facilities need to be ready for use in the event of emergencies in order to bolster the country's defense capability.

China has been increasing its surveillance of Japanese nationals following Tokyo's decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, sources close to the matter said Sunday.

Russia's state-run TASS news agency has reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the Russian far eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, which is located in the Khabarovsk region.