The U.S. decision hands Washington and Tokyo a symbolic victory, but will do little to solve the nuclear crisis roiling the Korean Peninsula, experts say.

A 53-year-old woman was arrested in Osaka on Tuesday after she confessed to disposing of four dead infants she had given birth to over a five-year period, placing the bodies in buckets filled with concrete. After Mayumi Saito turned herself in to authorities on Monday, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian leader Bashar Assad to talk about the need to move from military operations to the search for a political solution to Syria's conflict, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Russia is actively trying to build an international consensus around a peace ...

Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled on Tuesday its third-generation humanoid T-HR3 robot, a unit designed to partner with humans — who remotely control it — and assist them in their daily lives. Toyota said it hopes to utilize the T-HR3 in a variety of settings in ...

The auction house Bonhams says the volumes, set to be auctioned on Dec. 6, are expected to fetch an estimated $100,000 to $150,000.

The move comes as investigators seek to clear up discrepancies in witness accounts of the late-October incident.

In a survey measuring appeal to highly skilled foreign employees, the nation fell behind countries including Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

Toyota Motor Corp. issued an unsettling warning to Kentucky workers building its top-selling Camry sedan: Cut costs now or face an uncertain future. The automaker can build a Camry in Japan, ship it all the way to Kentucky and make more money selling that car ...

Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, and her longtime boyfriend Kei Komuro will be formally engaged in March in a traditional court ceremony, an Imperial Household Agency source said Tuesday. The traditional rite of betrothal called Nosai no Gi is slated for March ...

At the British embassy to Jordan, a former rescue cat is settling into his new position as chief mouser — as a traditional well established in the ministries of London goes global. "Lawrence of Abdoun" is a fluffy black-and-white tom who, according to his Twitter ...

The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will attend next month's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, at which the award will be given to a group that campaigned for a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons, according to officials from the cities. Hiroshima's Kazumi Matsui has been invited ...

The U.S. Navy has introduced new measures aimed at avoiding a repeat of two deadly crashes in the Asia Pacific region involving its warships and commercial vessels following a review of its practices, the Seventh Fleet commander said on Monday. Vice Admiral Phillip Sawyer's comments ...

Remodeled children's floors in major department stores are seen as a growth pillar that could help revive sales, attracting working parents who are willing to spend more on their kids. Customer traffic has increased following changes in the way baby items are displayed, grouping them ...

Shin Sasakubo grew up listening to blasts of dynamite scar the slopes of Mount Buko and echo across his small town every day at half past noon. But it wasn't until the guitarist returned from Peru, where he studied Andean music, that he understood the ...

For decades, Hawaii has outshone Okinawa as an island destination for tourists. That looks like it's about to change. The number of visitors to Okinawa Prefecture jumped 10.5 percent in the year that ended March 31 to a record 8.77 million people, according to prefecture ...

Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars. The nonbinding framework deal could offer San Francisco-based Uber ...

History warns us against writing off Japan too hastily. It may not be a traditional great power on conventional criteria but it remains a consequential power in the Indo-Pacific.

Hindu extremists have long considered it humiliating that a monument built by a Muslim emperor could be Hindu-majority India's most recognizable site. Now the Taj Mahal is being rejected even by India's own government.

A sharp fall in oil revenues has rendered Saudia Arabia's long-standing political order unsustainable.

As the saying goes, "You can't judge a book by its cover." In the same way, if you thought the 28-year-old ikemen (drop-dead gorgeous) actor Junpei Mizobata had just been cast to fill seats for the upcoming staging of one of the world's most ...

The special exhibition "Pinnacle of Elegance: Sword Fittings of the Mitsumura Collection" at the Nezu Museum offers a fascinating look at the collection that Toshimo Mitsumura (1877-1955), a wealthy businessman, amassed at the end of the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Mitsumura's passion for swords is ...

Lone yokozuna Hakuho outlasted fellow Mongolian Ichinojo to maintain his two-win cushion at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. The only grand champion left in the 15-day tournament following Kisenosato's withdrawal earlier in the day, Hakuho (10-0) broke up a mid-ring stalemate and kicked ...

Shoma Uno qualified for the Grand Prix Final for the third straight season with an uneven performance at the Internationaux de France in Grenoble on Saturday. Uno uncharacteristically fell in both the short program and free skate on the way to finishing second behind ...

"When I'm at the helm, I cover the whole realm," legendary rapper Rakim professed in "Remember That." Hasheem Thabeet is a towering figure on the basketball court. His domain is in the lane. He controls the area near the basket with an omnipresent focus, one ...

Promoted Brighton's promising Premier League campaign continued as it twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Stoke City on Monday. The visitors went ahead through Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting but Pascal Gross equalized just before the break only for Kurt Zouma ...

Samurai Japan manager Atsunori Inaba could've found himself caught between two worlds in the aftermath of Japan's championship-clinching victory over South Korea at the Asia Professional Baseball Championship on Sunday night. Inaba, in his first turn as a manager anywhere, had just won the tournament ...

Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui was among the 33 players on the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot that was released Monday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Matsui, who played for the Yankees, the Los Angeles Angels, the Oakland Athletics and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch should be suspended by the NFL if he continues to protest during the national anthem after Lynch sat during a rendition of the song before Sunday's game in Mexico City. Lynch and ...