Kyoto University researchers are set to begin the world's first clinical trial of a drug identified using iPS cells to treat a rare bone disease, the university said Tuesday. A team led by Junya Toguchida, a professor at the university, used induced pluripotent stem cells ...

University says it found misconduct involving five papers supervised and co-authored by two researchers at its Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.

Announcement is widely seen as part of a desperate bid to shore up plummeting approval rate amid a spate of scandals.

Yasunori Kagoike, the former head of an Osaka-based educational institution at the center of a murky real estate deal — who claims Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife were involved in the deal — used to idolize Abe. "I am where I am now ...

A sense of responsibility toward survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has led a U.S. man on a lifelong journey, working to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons and using poetry to communicate their dangers. David Krieger, 75, is the president and ...

Video captured Friday of North Korea's latest test of a powerful long-range missile appears to show the weapon's re-entry vehicle "breaking up" over waters just off Hokkaido — a possible sign that the nuclear-armed country has yet to master technology critical to the warhead's ...

Battle to remain listed remains due to delays in plan to overcome negative balance sheet through sale of profitable semiconductor unit.

A government panel formulating rules to introduce casino gambling submitted a report to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, aiming to make casinos attractive to foreign tourists while trying to mitigate potential social harm. The government hopes to increase the number of foreign tourists to ...

The Trump White House of late resembles the final scene in the Tarentino crime thriller "Reservoir Dogs."

It's time to assess the very real impact of technology's advances on those who will lose their jobs today as the "jobs of tomorrow" are created.

The rhetoric about 'end-of-life' care has changed more than the reality in the U.S.

This year's Fuji Rock Festival was a damp and turbulent affair, albeit only in the most literal sense. Whatever the formula is for convincing people to blow their entire summer vacation budget on a few days in the Japan Alps — much of which ...

Diabolic torture inflicted on the ungodly; unspeakable yearnings straight out of the subconscious — the country now known as Belgium has given the world over five centuries' worth of depictions of the unimaginable. "Fantastic Art in Belgium" at The Bunkamura Museum of Art places Hieronymus ...

YouTubers around the world have found fame on the online video platform, with a select number achieving mainstream success as their millions of fans propel them to brand endorsements, best-selling books and cameos in major films. While still far behind the likes of Sweden's PewDiePie, ...

French actress Jeanne Moreau, a smoky-voiced femme fatale who starred in Francois Truffaut's love triangle film "Jules and Jim" and whose award-winning, decades-long career included working with some of the world's most acclaimed directors, has died at 89. Outspoken, provocative and acting well into her ...

U.S. cable channel HBO said on Monday that hackers had stolen upcoming programming, and Entertainment Weekly reported that the theft included a script for an unaired episode of the hit fantasy show "Game of Thrones." HBO, a unit of Time-Warner Inc, declined comment on the ...

Yusuke Nomura allowed two runs over six innings on Tuesday as the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp held off the second-place Hanshin Tigers 4-3. Nomura (7-4) got a three-run first inning lead as he cruised through the early innings before 31,269 at Mazda Stadium. "The Tigers beat ...

Yu Darvish is coming to Dodger Stadium — plus a pair of relief pitchers — in an effort to boost Los Angeles to its first World Series appearance in 29 years. Darvish was acquired from Texas for three prospects just before Monday's deadline to make ...

For Casey McGehee, the last couple of weeks have been a foray into uncharted territory. McGehee has been playing baseball professionally since 2003, but only a sliver of that time has been spent playing second base. So it's an interesting twist of fate that one ...

Fasten your seat belt. Stow your baggage underneath the seat in front of you. Put your seat and tray table in the upright position. It's time for takeoff of the Olympic season. That's right, it may be the middle of the summer, but the road to Pyeonchang begins ...