Officials assess the scope of damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis after several towns and cities in the eastern half of Japan were hit by flooding. So far 35 people are ...
Abe may dissolve Japan's Lower House in November for snap election
Speculation is rising that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may dissolve the House of Representatives and call a snap general election as early as November.
Despite the current frosty relations, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon plans to visit Japan next week to attend Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony.
Ten trains used on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Kanazawa, in Ishikawa Prefecture, sustain damage after flood waters inundate a rail yard in the city of Nagano.
Trudeau continues poll campaign after threats to his safety, appearance in body armor
Kurds announce deal with Damascus for Assad troop deployment as Turkey pushes deeper into Syria
U.S. serial killer's victim portraits could help crack cold cases but also reignite trauma
Turkey and proxies advance deep into Syria as civilian casualties mount
Ambassador to testify his no quid pro quo assurance was actually Trump's
Scenes from the wake of Typhoon Hagibis, which brought torrential rains and high-speed winds that paralyzed the capital and neighboring prefectures.
North Korea demands Japan pay compensation over sinking of fishing boat
No clear picture on 4K, 8K display differences
Consumers look for ways to blunt impact of consumption tax hike
Social media conversation on ID checks in Japan reflects shifting awareness
Western Japan city to sue ministry after being excluded from hometown tax donation system
Abe vows continued support for Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed
The internet turns 50 under a dark cloud
On Oct. 29, 1969, professor Leonard Kleinrock and a team at the University of California at Los Angeles got a computer to "talk" to a machine in what is now known as Silicon Valley. The event gave birth to a network that later became known ...
India investing $60 billion on gas grid to link up nation by 2024
Mack Truck autoworkers begin strike at plants in three states
China's Huawei claims it faces 1 million cyberattacks per day
Japan's tax hike-related reward points total ¥6 billion in first week
Despite temporary truce in U.S.-China trade war, long list of grievances remains
By official accounts, the pig contagion wreaking havoc across Eastern Asia has virtually skipped over North Korea, with a single outbreak reported there in May. But wayward feral pigs have stoked concern that Kim Jong Un's reclusive state is hiding an African swine fever ...
Anxiety over U.S. Supreme Court job discrimination arguments pervades Coming Out Day
Brexit divorce talks between U.K. and EU go down to the wire as Johnson dampens optimism
After violence, indigenous Ecuadorians defy curfew, return to Quito's streets ahead of talks
Trump stands by Rudy Giuliani as prosecutors close in, against wishes of some aides
Iran says still-mysterious attack on oil tanker won't go unpunished
U.S. supplier of tear gas to Hong Kong police faces growing criticism
Determined Wales fends off Uruguay, moves on to quarterfinals
A scrappy Wales was made to work hard for victory against Uruguay but prevailed with a bonus point 35-13 win on Sunday to top Pool D and set up a quarterfinal with three-time finalist France. Wales clung to an eight-point lead with seven minutes left ...
Simone Biles collects 24th world championship medal, sets record for most medals at worlds
Emotional Mercedes boss Toto Wolff dedicates record title to Niki Lauda
Norway ends Spain's perfect record in European Championship qualifying
'There are no downsides to training in a different country'
The family that boxes together, travels together. The Llamidos are in Japan to help train "The Monster."
Tackling writer's block at the Japan Writers Conference
Dealing with the 'boss from hell'? You could be getting 'power harassed'
Leaving the urban jungle for northern wilds
Having traded city life in Tokyo for the nature of Chena, Alaska, Masako Tokida says she can't imagine returning to an urban existence in Japan any more.
Newest post met with open-minded enthusiasm
For Kure's fishermen, skipjack tuna remains king of their catch
In Oiso, Lee Utsumi's organic bakery is on the rise
Masahisa Fukase's "Family," reissued with essays by Fukase himself and Tomo Kosuga, turns the idea of the family portrait on its head, simultaneously reinvigorating and ridiculing it.
Martin Scorsese says he wanted to 'enrich' past Robert De Niro work with 'The Irishman'
'Politics, Porn and Protest': The beguiling world of experimental Japanese film
'Noon: An Anthology of Short Poems': Wit and wisdom in 14 lines or fewer
Hirokazu Kore-eda talks politics as Japan flexes its movie muscle in Busan
A decision by the internal affairs ministry raises questions from the viewpoint of local autonomy and the decentralization of administrative powers.
Efforts to move power lines underground — an important way to reduce the impact of natural disasters — are moving far too slow.
What worked in the past may not work in the present, and tactics to rein in one country could prove disastrous if pursued with others.
An undisciplined U.S. president and weakened advisers are a recipe for disaster.
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