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The Cabinet approved a new program to fight cancer on Tuesday, but a proposal for a tougher passive smoking ban failed due to insufficient support from the ruling party, which represents affected industries. In June, a health ministry panel recommended that a "zero tolerance" approach ...
The government asked watchdog bodies to consider examining all certified Kobe Steel plants as it steps up efforts to deal with the company’s quality control scandal.
Sony Corp. has developed a vehicle that can be driven remotely using advanced sensor technology and artificial intelligence to capture a 360-degree image of its surroundings, the electronics maker said Tuesday. The SC-1, which is about 3 meters long, a little under 2 meters tall ...
In today's game industry, titles like "Clash Royale" and "Pokemon Go" are free for most people to enjoy because there's a small number of players who pay for extras, like special weapons or more lives. Game developers have to strike a delicate balance in ...
Toshiba Corp. secured shareholder approval Tuesday for the sale of its chip unit to a Japanese-U.S.-South Korean consortium but kept mum about what alternatives to take if it fails to complete the deal before the end-of-March deadline to clear its excessive debt. The struggling conglomerate ...
White paper says current system offers better benefits for the elderly as more young people struggle with low incomes.
Head of the largest opposition force says party will go its own way and avoid “power struggles” that could erode public confidence.
Negotiators from the 11 remaining signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact will hold a three-day meeting near Tokyo next week in pursuit of an agreement by November, the government said Tuesday. With the withdrawal of the United States early this year having prompted proposals ...
The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said Monday. "We express our gravest concern with recent events in Myanmar's Rakhine ...
The U.S. Air Force has announced that it will send its version of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet to Okinawa's Kadena Air Base next month in the first such deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. The air force said in a statement Tuesday that it ...
The record rally on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is so powerful that one of the most prominent buyers is sitting on the sidelines. The Bank of Japan, which props up the equity market by investing in exchange-traded funds, has dramatically reduced its buying in October. ...
Sunday's general election is over and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's gamble seems to have paid off. But politics never stops and Abe is now obliged to carry out what he promised during the campaign. One of Abe's most notable — and probably most costly — ...
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has announced a plan to make the Japanese capital free of carbon dioxide emissions during the opening and closing days of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Tokyo will offset emissions during the four days with donated credits acquired through a ...
Rocks under increasing pressure before earthquakes strike send out low-pitched rumbling sounds that the human ear cannot detect but could be used to predict when a tremor will strike, scientists said Monday. Researchers recreated powerful earthquake forces in a laboratory and used high-tech algorithms to ...
U.S. President Donald Trump will affirm a robust alliance with Japan, vow "maximum pressure" on North Korea and underscore the importance of promoting "a free and open Indo-Pacific region," when he meets Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next month in Tokyo, a senior White House ...
Swedish furniture giant Ikea opened a new store Oct. 11 in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, but few know that 45 years ago it had an outlet in a department store in the Meieki district of Nagoya. Ikea launched the outlet in the Meitetsu department store in ...
Some emerging businesses in Japan are adopting cloud-based technologies to manage human resources data, freeing them from spending on expensive infrastructure upgrades. Japanese-style pub operator United & Collective Co. adopted such a system for personnel and labor management last summer from SmartHR Inc., a Tokyo-based ...
As Rohingya women struggle to access even the very basics such as food and water in Bangladesh's overcrowded camps, a flourishing sex trade offers cash in times of desperation. Four women entered the clean-swept mud hut, took off their black shawls and sat cross-legged on ...
Thousands of taxi drivers in Colombia's capital Bogota began an indefinite strike on Monday to protest private transport services like Uber, snarling traffic for much of the day as drivers blocked roads and clashed with police. Taxis drivers complain that services such as Uber and ...
Power transmission trouble halted three JR Utsunomiya Line trains in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday, stranding about 1,900 passengers for about two hours. They later exited the trains and walked along the tracks to the nearest station. According to the local fire department, several people ...
The widow of a U.S. Army sergeant killed in Niger this month said on Monday that President Donald Trump had "made me cry even worse" in a condolence telephone call when he said her husband "knew what he signed up for." Myeshia Johnson's comments in ...
President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed the possibility of curbing a popular tax-deferred U.S. retirement savings program to help pay for sweeping tax cuts, and expressed doubts about adding another top bracket targeting the wealthiest Americans. The potential scaling back of the 401(k) plans, which ...
The widespread use of electric vehicles would be good for the environment, but could be bad news for millions of workers in the automotive industry.
Vigilance and equal determination from law enforcement and security agencies are needed now more than ever to make sure Islamic State doesn't take up terrorist activities with new determination.
Opinion is growing within certain quarters of the U.S. that Japan should be armed with nuclear weapons to reduce America's defense burden.
Cybersecurity experts are no longer dismissing Pyongyang's attack capabilities.
Can Detroit win the race for future dominance in the e-vehicles market?
U.S. President Donald Trump's emphasis on national sovereignty could stimulate global cooperation elsewhere.
Film festivals have multiplied like bamboo shoots in Japan over the past two decades, from Okinawa in the south to Sapporo in the north. But the country's biggest is still the Tokyo International Film Festival, whose 30th edition takes place from Oct. 25 to ...
A family-run enterprise, the Kano school of painting was a consistent force in Japan's art world for more than 300 years, from the Muromachi Period (1336-1573) up until its fortune waned in the 19th century. "Celebrating a Decade in Roppongi, Kano Motonobu: All Under ...
The Tokyo International Film Festival, which begins on Oct. 25, will celebrate its 30th edition this year. It was first held in 1985 and I started attending it, as a reporter, in 1991. Back then I wrote a glowing report about the Tokyo Grand Prix ...
Bill O'Reilly, forced out at Fox News over allegations of sexual harassment, has said no one ever filed a complaint about his behavior with human resources or the legal department in the 20 years he was at the network. That doesn't mean top executives weren't ...
The Yokohama BayStars hit five home runs, including a pair from cleanup hitter Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, to crush the Hiroshima Carp 9-3 on Tuesday and deny the Central League champion a second straight berth to the Japan Series. The victory gave the league's third-place team a ...
Yuzuru Hanyu is continuing to build momentum in his run toward a second straight Olympic gold medal. Hanyu began his Grand Prix season with a second-place finish at the Cup of Russia on Saturday, but his free skate was much improved from his showing at ...
