U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that a "very big" trade deal with Japan is expected soon as he held talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the southwest French ...
Japan calls South Korea's Takeshima military exercises 'unacceptable' as ties continue to sour
Tokyo, calling the drills “unacceptable,” makes a protest about South Korean military exercises Seoul says are intended to “defend” a cluster of rocky islands in the Sea of Japan.
The head of the Immigration Services Agency says over 3,000 foreign laborers are set to work in the country under new visas introduced in April.
One year countdown begins for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
With exactly one year to go, the countdown begins for Tokyo to become the first city to host the Paralympic Games twice.
Iranian government jet lands in Biarritz where G7 leaders are meeting
Hong Kong police officer reportedly fires gun during standoff with protesters
Former emperor, empress visit Karuizawa tennis court where they first met in 1957
British airports to introduce 3D screening for carry-on bags
Nuclear test ban body sees end of INF as opportunity for new disarmament framework
The head of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization sees the expiration of the arms control pact between the United States and Russia earlier this month as an opportunity to create a new nuclear disarmament framework. "The situation of the (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty) ... proves ...
Prices for imported minced fish products soar amid increased demand in overseas markets
Japan affirms cooperation with France, Canada and Germany on North Korea
Double bubble, tapioca tea and garbage trouble
Japan's homemakers are using art history classics to illustrate daily struggles on Twitter
President Donald Trump on Sunday denied that his trade war with China is causing friction at the G7 summit, but indicated he will hold off from a threatened further escalation for now. "I think they respect the trade war. It has to happen," Trump told ...
At G7 summit, Trump offers Brexit Britain a 'very big' trade deal
Powerful, obscure law is basis for Trump 'order' to U.S. companies doing business with China
World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar, BoE's Mark Carney says
North Korea tests new 'super-large' multiple rocket launcher in latest display of firepower
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again oversaw the test-firing of a "newly developed" weapon, state-run media said Sunday, throwing up yet another obstacle to long-stalled denuclearization talks with the United States. The official Korean Central News Agency said in a dispatch that Kim had ...
Boris Johnson's long journey from Trump hater to best friend
Boris Johnson seeks legal advice on closing Parliament early to cement Brexit: Observer
Tropical Storm Bailu kills two in Philippines and Taiwan, hits south China coast
NASA investigating what may be first crime committed in space: report
Police in Hong Kong use tear gas; protesters cut down 'smart lamppost'
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, feeling the heat, authorizes army to help fight Amazon fires
Everything felt better for Naomi Osaka once she returned to the U.S. Open. The knee injury that forced her to retire during her last match no longer is so painful. The disappointment with her tennis that led her to say she wasn't having fun playing has ...
Shota Imanaga, Tomo Otosaka lead BayStars over Central League-leading Giants
Kei Nishikori still looking for way around 'Big Three' roadblock
Michael Roll's late bucket gives Tunisia hard-fought win over Japan
Colts quarterback Andrew Luck stuns NFL, fans by announcing retirement at age 29
An island festival steeped in history
In 1185, Japan's Taira (Genpei) and Minamoto (Heike) clans played out the final battle of the Genpei War, the result of which would have a profound effect on Japan ushering in its first shogun with Kamakura as the shogunate. In the latter part of the ...
The subtleties that bedeviled St. Francis
Determined to 'adopt, not shop,' a young woman meets the cat of her dreams
Meet the women reframing black femininity in Japanese spaces
Atsuko Kuwana: Jumping in at the deep end
Disability, Kuwana says, is no barrier to achieving goals in life
Extensive career entwined with industry innovations
Should more Japanese step out of the nation's 'comfort zone'?
Beer Pub Takumiya: A place to talk, a place to drink
Crafts that connect food and the table: Captivated by clay and awamori — Paul Lorimer
'Perfume: In Search of Your Signature Scent': Up the distinguished nose of an olfactory detective
Neil Chapman's passion for scents has taken him all over the world and incited him to write "Perfume," a "scent atlas" that takes the form of a gorgeous 288-page guidebook.
When Bob was Bobby: Memoir offers insider's look at enigmatic Dylan
'Sushi Master': Nothing fishy about this masterful account
'Plant-based Tokyo': A compelling guide to vegetarian food in the capital
The U.S. Business Roundtable group should reach out to counterparts in Japan to begin a dialogue on meaningful reform of capitalism in the 21st century.
Japanese tech companies are making changes to attract better talent. They can do more.
The rapid deterioration of nuclear arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation pacts adds to the rising risk of the use of nuclear weapons.
Japan continues to help Myanmar whitewash the Rohingya crisis
Irresponsible investment will only embolden the Myanmar government and military to further whitewash the heinous acts committed against the Rohingya.
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