TOKYO -- Inside a cafe in Tokyo's trendy Harajuku district, a group of elementary school girls poised to make deals sit down, whip out their prized possessions and start negotiating.

ISLAMABAD -- The U.S. and Iran began talks Saturday in the Pakistani capital to negotiate a permanent end to the 40-day Iran war, with U.S. Vice President JD Vance leading the Washington delegation and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf heading the delegation from Tehran.

TOKYO -- New homes in Japan are set to become even more expensive as rising prices for naphtha, a key oil byproduct used to make building materials, lift construction materials costs that homebuilders intend to pass on to buyers.

TOKYO -- Japan will step up efforts to enforce employment rules for foreign students, seeking to crack down on work beyond permitted hours or authorized scope.

ISLAMABAD -- Talks began Saturday between the U.S. and Iran after U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Iran's parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and officials from both countries arrived in Islamabad to negotiate a permanent end to the 40-day war that began after the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28.

TOYAMA, Japan -- Engames, a board game maker based in Japan's Toyama prefecture, is aiming to win over fans around the world with its Nokosu Dice game that has become a hit in Japan.

NEW DELHI -- Nasimeh came to the Afghan Red Crescent Society's 500 Family Clinic in Kabul for a routine check-up when doctors told the 28-year-old she was pregnant with her fourth child, just five months after giving birth to a severely malnourished baby. Her husband is unemployed, and the family struggles to afford basic food, leaving them undernourished.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has decided to repay $3.5 billion in loans, including those from the 1990s, to the United Arab Emirates in one go by the end of April.