In Hiroshima, Martin voices concerns about ‘drift from international rules-based order’
Taoiseach hears testimony from a survivor of atomic bomb that killed 140,000 people 80 years ago
‘Ireland is not anti-Semitic’: Taoiseach rejects criticism from veteran US senator
Idaho Republican and chair of US Senate foreign relations committe Jim Risch said Ireland was on ‘a hateful, anti-Semitic path’
Celebrating the Irish writer whose ghost stories still grip Japan
Lafcadio Hearn remains popular in his adopted country more than a century after his death, but remains little known in Ireland
Japan expresses concern over security of subsea cables off the Irish coast
Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba raises security issue with Micheál Martin during Tokyo meeting
Coalition sharply divided over third-level fees
Fine Gael privately seething over the controversy as Opposition parties unite in anger
Taoiseach embarks on four-day visit to Japan, with focus on investment
Much of Taoiseach’s time in Japan will be spent meeting companies which the IDA hopes to attract to Ireland
China asserts its military might in a new and uncertain world order
While its defence budget has more than doubled since 2010, its forces have not been in a war since the 1970s
Where were China and Russia when Iran needed them most?
Stability in the Middle East is more valuable to Beijing than any cost or distraction a war with Iran might create for the US
Restoring biodiversity on the Yangtze river: ‘You have to do some balancing and make some difficult choices’
Home to several rare species and the world’s largest hydroelectric power station, protecting human life and biodiversity on the Yangtze river is a difficult balancing act
Bossa nova puts an end to unease created by an innocent relationship question
Basement arts venue with a ‘free but not unbridled’ spirit attributes upcoming closure to ‘economic downturn + limited energy’
Everyone’s friend: How Mongolia stays on good terms with Russia, China and western powers
Annual conference discusses competing security interests in northeast Asia
First the Soviets, then the Chinese, attempted to suppress the memory of Mongolia’s founder
The Genghis Khan National Museum is one of the Mongolian capital’s most popular landmarks and tourist attractions
Who gains from Mongolian prime minister’s downfall?
Mongolia's leader has resigned over protests triggered by his son’s lavish spending, but critics say the real victors are families who control gold and copper mines
Irish early risers try to help get South Korea’s suicide rate down
Globally the suicide rate is declining, but in South Korea it’s going up
Xi Jinping urges respectful trade talks in call with Trump
Thursday’s call was the first time the two men had spoken since January