Passengers prepare to board a train at Nanning Railway Station in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, ...

TOKYO -- Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, secured appointment in the powerful lower house as prime minister without a runoff vote on Wednesday.

SEOUL -- South Korea's unification minister said Wednesday that three civilians had sent drones to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea four times.