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The central government is likely to stipulate for the first time in law that the Ainu are an "indigenous people" of Japan, according to sources. Using the phrase "indigenous people" in a law would be an additional step by the government to clarify its stance ...
Foreign nationals accounted for about 30 percent of patients who received unauthorized therapies based on blood from umbilical cords and placenta sold by a dealer now under arrest.
Former Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata, who served 14 terms in the Lower House, died Monday morning at the age of 82.
A Kobe Municipal Assembly member recently in the spotlight for his reported affair with Eriko Imai says he will resign following allegations he falsified expense claims.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday he holds out hope for talks with nuclear-armed North Korea despite its "provocative act" Saturday of firing three short-range missiles. "We are going to continue our peaceful pressure campaign as I have described that working with allies, ...
Japan's elementary and junior high school students have strong basic academic skills but struggle to solve complex questions, according to this year's nationwide achievement test results, which were released Monday by the education ministry. Since its launch in 2007, the test has been drawing attention ...
Three men whose companies are involved in the manufacture and sales of disposable diapers — the use of which is expected to increase with the aging population — have started an association in Nagoya to research ways to turn them into fuel. The Nippon Disposable ...
As people waded in chest-high floodwaters, Houston turned its main convention center into a shelter Sunday, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina, when breached levees in New Orleans stranded tens of thousands of people in squalid conditions at that city's football stadium and convention center. Elected ...
The U.S. Navy said Monday that it had recovered the remains of all 10 sailors missing from the collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore last week. The U.S. Navy's Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture-based 7th Fleet said in a statement ...
The U.S. must get to the bottom of what lies behind the recent series of accidents involving its navy and address whatever problems exposed in the probe.
Unless the current structure is fixed, there will be no hope of medical science becoming a core of the government's growth strategy.
U.S. President Donald Trump still has an opportunity to cut taxes, improve U.S. infrastructure, and replace or amend the Affordable Care Act — but he must first learn how to cooperate with Congress.
North Korea is experiencing its most severe drought since 2001, and it could trigger major flooding and famine.
The kanji 何 has two slightly different readings, and these seem to make it mean substantially different things.
Learn the differences of 'shikashi,' 'demo,' 'dakedo' and 'tokoroga.'
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is considering setting up a data center to analyze the genomes of dementia patients.
The fashion industry in Japan has begun offering people the option of renting clothes instead of buying them.
Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda is hoping he gets the chance to produce more heroics against Australia when the Samurai Blue take on the Socceroos in Thursday's crucial World Cup qualifier at Saitama Stadium. The 31-year-old Honda secured Japan's berth at the 2014 World Cup finals ...
Japan's former badminton world champion Emiko Ueno, who won the crown in women's doubles 40 years ago, praised Nozomi Okuhara on Monday for winning their country's second world title overnight in Scotland. Ueno, 59, said the 22-year-old Okuhara, who defeated Rio de Janeiro Olympic silver ...
For a man from the Mitten State, practicing in hot, sticky humid weather in the middle of August in central Japan might be a little daunting. Nonetheless, former University of Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner is in high spirits as he prepares for his second year ...
Kimiko Date called time on her tennis career at the age of 46 on Monday, saying she was no longer able to perform at the best of her abilities due to physical issues and had decided to listen to the "inner voice" telling her ...
It might be strange to some to see Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez remaining so grounded. The same Ramirez who played with emotion, who performed special dances after his home runs (sometimes with team mascots), is calm, cool and collected as his BayStars work ...
Hoping his recent knee trouble is a thing of the past, yokozuna Hakuho will be gunning for his third straight championship when the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament opens on Sept. 10 at Ryogoku Kokugikan. For the second straight meet, the 32-year-old Mongolian was named king ...
Masahiro Tanaka became the first Japanese major leaguer in history to post double-digit wins in the first four seasons of his career as the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 10-1 on Sunday. Tanaka surpassed two players who did it for three years in ...
Liverpool delivered a clear statement of its attacking potency by crushing Arsenal 4-0 at Anfield on Sunday as Tottenham Hotspur's Wembley worries continued in a 1-1 draw with Burnley. Champion Chelsea picked up a second successive victory with a 2-0 win over Everton and unbeaten ...
Nozomi Okuhara had to endure a match for the ages in order to secure a historic triumph at the World Badminton Championships. Okuhara won the women's singles title on Sunday, beating Pusarla Sindhu of India with a cross-court drop shot to finish the longest ...
