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Thousands of demonstrators have rallied near parliament every day this week, chanting "Scrap the war bills" and "Abe resign."

It starts with the autumnal equinox in September.

North Korea is expected to launch an upgraded long-range ballistic missile, which would violate international sanctions, as it prepares to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Oct. 10.

Ahead of a state visit from China's leader, President Barack Obama is publicly warning China to stop its industrial espionage. But can he back it up?

The big drop came Friday morning despite the U.S. central bank keeping the price of money at virtually zero percent.

A top spokesman for Japan said that the Federal Reserve made the right choice to not raise interest rates.

Holding interest rates steady, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen painted an American economy yoked to the ups and downs of world markets.

The move seemed to indicate that the U.S. was cooperating in a crackdown on corruption in China. It was the first suspect extradited to China from a list of 100 wanted individuals.

China's increasingly assertive action to back up its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea have included land reclamation and the construction of ports and air facilities on several reefs in the Spratly Islands.

Chinese experts say Japan will now be able to engage in overseas military actions -- and say China should be on guard against Japanese militarism.

The winner of a contract worth about $73 billion to build a new long-range bomber will be announced in the next few weeks, according to an Agence France-Presse report.

Earlier Friday, the Bank of Japan's concerns over China's economy pulled the Nikkei 225 index down nearly 2 percent.

The U.S. Cyber Command said it is creating an automated anti-hacker "scorecard" system that will identify weaknesses in the military's computer networks.

U.S. averages jumped more than 1 percent after initially fluctuating following the central bank's statement. 

The Fed has held rates at historic lows since 2008 in the midst of the Great Recession to help the economy emerge from a near collapse.

A sophisticated hacking group believed to be working for the Russian Federation has been attacking Western government institutions for years, a report says.

The Fed's decision not to raise interest rates saved emerging markets from what the World Bank's chief economist called "panic and turmoil."

The Fed decided not to raise a key interest rate Thursday, but U.S. oil prices would not have changed much even if rates had been hiked.

A plunging currency and slumping economy will exacerbate the South American country's challenge of rebuilding from Wednesday's magnitude-8.3 temblor.

“They don’t have a lot of experience in this market stuff,” Lloyd Blankfein said.

An agreement has been reached to construct a high-speed railway that can shuttle passengers between a Los Angeles suburb and Nevada's gambling capital.