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Pope Francis wrapped up his Polish visit Sunday with a huge outdoor Mass where he told young people to look beyond the instant gratification afforded by technology, and instead to try to change the world. Hundreds of thousands of young people, many of whom camped ...
Sho Nakata hit a tie-breaking double to help the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters move within three games of the Pacific-League lead as they beat the front-running Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-3 on Sunday. With the game tied 3-3 in the sixth with one out and a ...
Britain cannot be fully protected against terrorism and an attack similar to those seen recently in mainland Europe is a question of "when, not if," London's police chief said Sunday. The warning by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe reflects Britain's current "severe" threat level for ...
Pope Francis wrapped up his Polish visit Sunday with a huge outdoor Mass where he told young people to look beyond the instant gratification afforded by technology, and instead to try to change the world. Hundreds of thousands of young people, many of whom camped ...
The government will seek South Korean confirmation that the ¥1 billion transfer needed to complete the landmark deal settling the "comfort women" issue does not constitute reparations.
The BOJ's review of its monetary stimulus program revived expectations it could adopt some form of "helicopter money," printing money for government spending to spur inflation.
Nobody here on the Community page has weighed in on Japan's Upper House election last July 10, so JBC will have a go. The conclusion first: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scored a hat trick this election, and it reaffirmed his mandate to do whatever he ...
This week's column deals with two queries that highlight cultural differences in attitudes to animal welfare. First up, JJ from the U.S. contacted Lifelines after visiting one of the "owl cafes" that have mushroomed all over Japan in the past year or two. The basic ...
The money scandals that felled Tokyo's past two governors apparently influenced Sunday's election with many voters saying they expected their new leader to stamp out graft in the capital.
Hush, little baby: Nick and his three siblings were found crying, desperately trying to suckle at the belly of their dead mother. They were rescued by a kind soul out walking a dog, taken into foster care and have now grown into healthy youngsters. ...
First in a two-part series The Yokohama BayStars have been stuck in the bottom half of the Central League standings — seven times at the very bottom — for each of the last 10 years. This has led to the fans wearing more frowns than ...
"Pokemon Go" may be a huge success, but without major structural reforms, Japan's creative economy won't take flight.
Strong, clear rules are needed to govern the use of GPS devices in criminal investigations.
A more destabilized West might serve Moscow's short-term interests, but in the long run Russia might suffer as much as everybody else.
With its proposed constitution, the Thai military is seeking to keep a grip on political power.
Japan's judoka had an uncharacteristically dismal showing at the London Olympics four years ago, with Kaori Matsumoto winning the sole gold medal for the originator of the sport, in the women's 57-kg weight class. Japan's supremacy came to an end, the country finishing with one ...
A Vietnamese man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing a colleague near their apartment in Nagoya. Nguyen Van Duc, 21, is suspected of stabbing Duong Van Chien, 30, his Vietnamese roommate, in the neck with a knife on the grounds of the apartment Saturday ...
Japan was of no challenge to Brazil as Makoto Teguramori's side went down 2-0 at the hands of Neymar & Co. in its final Rio Olympic warm-up on Saturday. Brazil cantered to a win behind first-half goals from Gabriel Barbosa and Marquinhos ahead of its ...
No one can truly be prepared for a calamity like the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, even for Japanese who have gone through disaster drills regularly since childhood to learn how to react. But for non-Japanese residents who don't speak the language, the experience could ...
A member of the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party has been disqualified from running in September’s Legislative Council elections after he declined to sign a controversial new form saying the city is an “inalienable” part of China. Chan Ho-tin received an email from the Electoral ...
