Japan prime minister asks U.N. member states to act collectively against North Korea, which has ‘no intention’ of abandoning its nuclear program.
Abe’s plan to force a snap election by closing an extraordinary Diet session the same day it opens has opposition lawmakers crying foul.
A historic treaty to ban nuclear weapons is signed by dozens of countries, but major powers say the pact is counterproductive and only serves to embolden ‘bad actors’.
Cases of reported child abuse rise to a record high in the first six months of 2017 amid heightened public awareness.
With a view of Mount Shari in the distance and an ocean breeze wafting in from the Sea of Okhotsk, working in this coastal community in northeastern Hokkaido is certainly an escape from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. The town of Shari, at the ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aiming to tighten an economic noose around North Korea, days after he threatened to "totally destroy" the country if forced to defend the United States or its allies. The new order enables the U.S. to sanction individual ...
Eight months after announcing its plan to sell its chip unit, Toshiba Corp. has finally selected a buyer following a protracted and chaotic sales process. But the embattled tech giant faces big hurdles ahead as it tries to fix its finances and remain a ...
Hokkaido Nippon Ham hurler Shohei Otani struck out nine while giving up one run — a solo homer — over six innings in his fourth start this season as the Fighters defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-4 on Thursday. Otani (2-2) allowed five hits and ...
Considering constitutional issues and the risk of creating 'martyrs,' the current law strikes the right balance.
The group that would soon be known as Dangen Entertainment sat around Ben Judd's house this past April, making plans and bouncing ideas off each other over pizza and drinks. Judd had an idea to start an independent game-publishing company in Japan and had ...
As I turned the pages of a free magazine in London this summer, a picture of a beaming woman clutching a signed CD and program for the West End musical "Kinky Boots" caught my eye. She was a 27-year-old named Emily who'd seen the ...
The Cassini-Huygens space probe, whose 20 year mission ended last Friday, highlighted what multinational collaboration and cooperation can achieve.
Could U.S. President Donald Trump's recent overtures to Democrats be a sign that he is embracing centrist politics?
School operator Kake Gakuen's application to open a new veterinary medicine department strayed from well established procedures.
The Kurds' quest for self-rule puts them in the crosshairs of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Russia and the United States.
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