Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might have emerged from the Lower House snap election with a stronger power base — but he faces a sharply divided nation.

The two opposition parties launched less than one month ago to challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition met contrasting fates in the general election.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition is certain of a resounding victory in the Lower House election that will give it a two-thirds majority.

Typhoon Lan edged closer to the main island of Honshu on Sunday, leaving at least two people dead, with the tropical cyclone likely to make landfall in central or eastern Japan after midnight. The large typhoon had weakened slightly with an atmospheric pressure of 945 ...

Sunday's Lower House election brought mixed results to politicians attempting to emerge from scandals. Shiori Yamao kept her seat despite an alleged extramarital affair that forced her to quit the opposition Democratic Party. The former prosecutor, 43, ran as an independent instead and won a third ...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been removed as a WHO goodwill ambassador, the World Health Organization said Sunday following an outrage among donors and rights groups over his appointment. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who made the appointment at a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases ...

The Lower House election Sunday saw voters back newcomers vowing to heed the voices of ordinary people and older voters opting for familiarity and stability in policies on the economy and security, The Japan Times found. In Tokyo's Taito Ward, Nozawa, a man in his ...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said he would be willing to travel to North Korea on behalf of the Trump administration to help defuse rising tensions, The New York Times reported on its website on Sunday. "I would go, yes," Carter, 93, told the Times ...

A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for £126,000 ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner. The letter is one of the last known to have survived ...

Gingerly stepping over melted bottles and charred debris that was once Paradise Ridge Winery's tasting room and event hall, owners Sonia Byck-Barwick and her brother Rene Byck searched for a samurai sword in the rubble left after one of the worst wildfires in California's ...

MOGADISHU AP Somalia's president on Saturday urged troops to prepare for a "state of war" against the al-Shabab extremist group, which has been blamed for the country's deadliest attack. The toll reached 358, with dozens still said to be missing, a week after the truck bombing ...

Isn't it time for Japanese corporations to wake up and smell the coffee, instead of the tea made by their female employees?

Girls in the Boy Scouts makes almost as much sense as allowing Republicans to vote in a Democratic primary.

The fusion of traditional Japanese culture with contemporary life isn't a new concept, but as trends change the results can vary greatly. On the runway, we are seeing sophisticated ideas that infuse new looks with time-honored tastes in subtle yet effective ways; while on ...

Hungry for a new PSVR experience? For those who haven't yet purchased the PlayStation VR, Sony is releasing an updated version, model number CUH-ZVR2. Unlike the original PSVR, the new one has a new processor unit, integrated stereo earphone cables and a slimmer connection lead. In ...

Tokyo-based publishing family hopes to resurrect paper that was forced to shut last month amid claims it owes Cambodia a huge tax bill.

Young man caught between two cultures finds freedom in disregarding the expectations of others, be they Japanese or American.

Yuwaku Onsen is a 1,300-year-old hot-springs resort tucked between mountains along the Asano River south of Kanazawa. Ten mid-size traditional inns line its slim main street, leading to a small hillside shrine and a man-made pond. Earlier this month, I shuffled behind a procession of ...

Chiba Jets point guard Yuki Togashi had the scorer's touch in Sunday's series finale against the Osaka Evessa. Wisely, the Jets kept things simple and cleared space for Togashi early and often to run the show at Funabashi Arena. In short, it was Togashi's show. And ...

Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata has obtained another shining treasure. Five months after he lost in a controversial split decision, the 31-year-old Murata gave a dominant performance in a rematch against champion Hassan N'Dam and captured the WBA middleweight title at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on ...

Manager Masataka Nashida will return next season for a third year at the helm of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, team owner Hiroshi Mikitani said Sunday. The Eagles were eliminated from the postseason earlier in the day by the Pacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ...

Substitute Hiroto Goya snatched a last-gasp equalizer to earn a point for Gamba Osaka in a pulsating 3-3 draw away to Asian Champions League finalists Urawa Reds in the J. League on Sunday. Riding high after beating big-spending Shanghai SIPG in midweek to reach the ...

Substitutes Emi Nakajima and Mina Tanaka were on target to give former women's world champion Japan a 2-0 win at home to Switzerland in an international friendly on Sunday. Nakajima broke the deadlock midway through the second half in torrential rain at Nagano U Stadium ...

Top favorite Kiseki powered to victory on Sunday to capture the Kikka-sho, the last race of the Japanese triple crown. Ridden by Italian jockey Mirco Demuro, Kiseki made his move shortly after the final bend and charged down the outside channel before going on to ...

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yu Darvish is expected to start either Game 2 or 3 of the World Series against the Houston Astros, manager Dave Roberts said Saturday. Roberts said before the Astros won the American League pennant and advanced to the World Series against ...

While he may not be officially listed as such, veteran point guard Shinsuke Kashiwagi is a de facto player/coach for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins. Before this season, the 35-year-old moved to the club in search of a new challenge after playing for the powerhouse SeaHorses ...

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinched the Pacific League Climax Series' Final Stage on Sunday with a 7-0 win over the Tohoku Golden Rakuten Eagles to earn a spot in the Japan Series. The Hawks began the six-game final stage at their home park, Yafuoku Dome, ...