JAPAN

On the 70th anniversary of the historic nuclear attack, Japanese peace activists called on their government to dial back its proposed military expansion.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by renewing his commitment to a nuclear weapons free Japan, following criticism for not making the same pledge on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing last week.

The establishment of the new air force and missile defense unit will cover 13 Russian regions and more than 22,000 miles of air space (13,700km).

Kerry said many challenges remained in thrashing out a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), particularly on issues of autos and dairy, but the U.S. would do everything in its power to make it happen.

China's foreign minister lashed out at Japan and the Philippines, who are among a group of nations arguing that China is encroaching on their maritime territory.

North Korea said the decision was part of an effort to move away from the time zone imposed by "wicked Japanese imperialists" over 100 years ago.

The key focus for investors will came later in the global day, when U.S. data is expected to show that 223,000 jobs were created in July.

According to Clifton Truman Daniel, his grandfather thought he was saving thousands of lives by authorizing the bombing.

The laws proposed by the U.S. call for stronger copyright protection and could allow the destruction of servers that host copyrighted material, according to the leaked documents.

Japanese leaders marked the anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb on the city with a solemn ceremony and calls for nuclear disarmament.

Did you know that "Fat Man" and "Little Boy" detonated about 1,900 feet above the ground?

The latest Jibo backers include Acer, Dentsu Ventures, KDDI, LG Uplus and NetPosa.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to open an investigation into alleged spying on Japanese politicians.

The South American nation, which has the largest Japanese community outside Japan, is looking to build more reactors.

The first U.S. rate hike in almost a decade is predicted to come next month, based on comments from one Fed policymaker.

The IMF should put off any move to add the yuan to its Special Drawing Rights currency basket until September 2016, an IMF staff report said, a move that would effectively end the Chinese currency's chances of an early inclusion.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said racial bias, including hate speech, should never be tolerated in Japan. But he said a new law was not necessary.

European stocks reversed some of the previous day's gains but there was some respite for commodities and their related currency and share markets.

China has shown no sign of halting its construction of artificial islands in disputed waters.

After talks in Hawaii failed to provide a deal, the window to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership is closing fast for the Obama administration.

The U.S., Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam have all being outed as serious threats to China's domination of the region.