U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit Japan in May to meet with the country's new emperor and then return in June for a G20 gathering, a White House official said on Wednesday after a phone call between Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to be invited to Japan for around three days from May 26, possibly making him the first foreign state guest to meet Crown Prince Naruhito after his planned accession to the throne, Japanese government sources said Monday.

Facebook has shut down hundreds of accounts and pages linked to an Indonesian group accused of spreading hate speech and fake news, the company said Friday. The world's biggest social network said cyber group Saracen engaged in "coordinated abuse of the platform" by operating a network of hoax accounts that mislead online readers about who was behind them.

Finance Minister Taro Aso pledged Monday to ensure that an upcoming tax hike does not hurt the Japanese economy by causing household spending to plummet.

“Hi guys,” 22-year-old legislative candidate Tsamara Amany says in the opening to the latest video on her Instagram account. “I get a lot of questions through direct messages or comments on my photos but sometimes I don’t have enough time to answer them. Now, those of you who have questions, go ahead and write them below and I’ll answer the 10 best questions in my next vlog.”

The Jakarta Police questioned General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Arief Budiman and commissioner Pramono Ubaid on Tuesday over a report filed by Hanura Party chairman and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Speaker Oesman Sapta Odang.

North Korea's parliament has re-elected the country's leader Kim Jong Un as chairman of the State Affairs Commission and chosen a new premier.