Princess Noriko (R), second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, speaks beside fiance Kunimaro Senge at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo May 27, 2014.
The honeymoon was short-lived for Australia's gay couples who married in the past five days after the High Court overturned new same-sex marriage laws on Thursday, invalidating wedding ceremonies performed since Saturday.
Australia's highest court struck down a landmark law on Thursday that had begun allowing the country's first gay marriages, shattering the dreams of more than two dozen same-sex newlyweds whose marriages will now be annulled less than a week after their weddings.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen left here on Thursday for a week-long visit to Japan and the two countries are expected to sign four deals including defense cooperation, a senior official said.
Australia's highest court struck down a landmark law on Thursday that had begun allowing the country's first gay marriages just days ago, shattering the dreams of more than two dozen same-sex newlyweds whose marriages will now be annulled less than a week after their weddings.
Japan is trying to justify attempts to break away from its pacifist Constitution and build up its military by fanning the so-called China threat, experts said.
China-India border trade in Renqinggang market in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region posted a 23.3 percent rise in 2013, local authorities said Wednesday.
China urged Japan to prioritize its neighbors' concerns, follow the trend of the times and take a peaceful development road to improve ties.
China will work with Afghanistan and Pakistan to push forward substantial trilateral cooperation, vowed a Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday, following the conclusion of a dialogue between the three countries.
Indian customs department officials Wednesday arrested 11 people, including five Chinese nationals, and seized 179 kg of red sandalwood, two kg of gold bars and five kg of drugs from the NSC Bose International Airport in Kolkata
The Philippine government condemned on Wednesday the killing of another radio broadcaster in the southern city of Tagum in Davao del Norte.
A radio broadcaster was killed after being shot by unidentified gunmen in Tagum City, Davao province in southern Philippines, police said on Wednesday.
Fiji's former Land Force commander Pita Driti was sentenced to five years imprisonment on Wednesday for inciting mutiny.