JAPAN

The U.S. women’s national soccer team rode their floats in a Manhattan parade Friday to celebrate winning the 2015 World Cup.

It's interested in joining a consortium that would give Tokyo its first taste of a multinational defense project, a move the U.S. Navy is encouraging because it could pave the way for Japan to lead similar partnerships in Asia, an exclusive Reuters report says.

Typhoons Linfa and Chan-Hom are expected to make landfall in the next two to three days.

The city has yet to secure the funds to build the new facility intended to be the centerpiece of the international games.

Investors continue to grapple with concerns Greece will exit the eurozone, as well as the extreme volatility roiling China's stock markets.

The spin-off block-building title will be available on the PS3, PS4 and PS Vita.

Long-range bombers would enable China's air force to reach as far as the western Pacific Ocean.

The measure will put Jordan on the same level as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries for three years.

The rebrand will see the company adopt simpler designs with bolder colors, aiming to go “beyond PC peripherals.”

Activists argue that Japan's lack of explicit approval of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

About 28,000 foreign permanent residents of Japan still have to get the new card, according to the Japanese Justice Ministry.

After the last financial crisis, banks were required to submit "living wills" each year to show how they would deal with bankruptcy during a crisis.

The entire Su-24 fleet was grounded after one of the aircraft crashed in far eastern Russia, killing both pilots.

Japan and China’s stronghold claims in the East China Sea are related to the significant amounts of gas resources that are estimated to be in the area.

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final match between the U.S. and Japan drew an estimated 22 million viewers — trumping the 1999 World Cup final.

The exercise will see Russia ships test missiles defenses against simulated enemy attacks.

Some bankers said the vote made it more likely that Greece would leave the single currency.

Japan’s attempts had initially faced stiff opposition from South Korea, as many of the locations were sites of forced labor.

Some analysts said the moves appeared relatively minor, indicating there was no panic and investors remained focused on China's volatile markets.

Carli Lloyd's hat trick in the first 16 minutes set World Cup records and was the catalyst the U.S. women needed to win their first World Cup since 1999.

China is preparing to launch a new institutional lender, seen as encroaching on the regional clout of Tokyo and ally Washington.