The central government and the Fukui Prefectural Government have determined there is no need to craft a new evacuation plan in case of a twin nuclear accident there, Cabinet Office documents show. In a meeting last month, state and prefectural officials confirmed that a simultaneous ...

The public approval rating for the Cabinet has inched up to 50.8 percent in the latest survey, with more than half of respondents backing its policy of pressuring North Korea to halt its nuclear weapons and missile development programs. The approval rating is 1.1 points ...

One of the wildest runs in U.S. stock-market history began with the collapse of arcane bets on volatility and ended with a sober realization: The easy ride is over. After heart-stopping swings in the Dow (Down 1,000 points! Up 500 points!), a market correction ...

The government is worried that Seoul’s rapid thaw with Pyongyang will undermine the international pressure campaign to denuclearize North Korea.

A Japanese man linked to the cryptocurrency heist at Coincheck is questioned as Tokyo’s police attempt to catch up to the fast-moving thieves.

Divide and conquer? Maybe not, but North Korea's "charm offensive" and leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang "in the near future" will exacerbate existing fissures in Washington's alliance with Seoul as Pyongyang seeks to further chip ...

The GSDF chopper crash might derail the government’s effort to militarize Saga Airport for a planned Japanese Osprey wing.

Hiroko Kondo is credited with coining the term kodomo shokudō: makeshift eateries for disadvantaged kids that morphed into a national grass-roots movement to address the growth of poverty in Japan. But when the 58-year-old first opened her humble "children's cafeteria" in a residential backstreet in ...

Tourists and residents in Japan who don't speak Japanese no longer need to be concerned about missing out on earthquake and tsunami alerts. Thanks to a new feature added on Feb. 1 to an app offered by NHK World, an English news channel provided by ...

Bit by bit, the U.S. petroleum industry is turning world oil markets inside out. First, sharp drops in U.S. imports of crude oil eroded the biggest market that producers like OPEC had relied on for many years. Now, surging U.S. exports — largely banned by ...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP said on Saturday that it has cut its sales force in half and will stop promoting opioids to physicians, following widespread criticism of the ways that drugmakers market addictive painkillers. The drugmaker said it will inform doctors on Monday that ...

When a hotel on South Korea's east coast was asked at short notice to host nearly 280 North Korean visitors, the problem wasn't finding enough rooms. It was to learn how not to offend them. Within days of the request, the roughly 150 staffers of the ...

Beijing has been at pains to rebut accusations that it is yet another neocolonial power exploiting partners through unequal exchange.

The proliferation of emotional-support animals suggests that a cult of personal fragility is becoming an aspect of the quest for the coveted status of victim.

For many industries, it has become increasingly apparent that the way up is through Asia. This is especially true for Amway Corp., the global direct sales giant based in Ada, Michigan.

From sculptural memo pads and kanji-inspired interiors to artisan collaborations and cat furniture — the internet loves Japanese design.

A few weeks ago I had things to do in Tokyo and Yokohama, so I had a ticket booked for a late-afternoon train from Nagano on Jan. 22. Then that morning my manager in Tokyo phoned to tell me I should come early ...

Tycoon's fund is accused of giving help to those who don't need it when it could instead be altering more destinies.

Young people recall their best-ever moments spent out and about in Kansai's famously lively commercial hub.

On Dec. 18, the Supreme Court's petit bench ruled against a man from Fukuoka Prefecture who was suing the management association (kanri kumiai) of his condominium for firing him as its president of the board (rijicho) because the regulations of the association contained no ...

Miho Takagi has put the disappointment of her result in the women's speedskating 3,000 meters behind her as she bids for a gold medal as one of the favorites in the 1,500 on Monday. Takagi missed the chance to give Japan its first Pyeongchang medal ...

Japan is in fifth place with 32 points heading into the final day of the figure skating team event following the pairs free skate on Sunday afternoon at Gangneung Ice Arena. Miu Suzaki and Ryuichi Kihara placed fifth in the pairs free skate, the first ...

Germany and the Netherlands zoom to the top of the medal leaderboard, with cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla taking the first gold of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The Japan trio of Ryoyu Kobayashi, Noriaki Kasai and Daiki Ito failed to medal in the men's normal hill jump on Saturday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre. Germany's Andreas Wellinger won the gold medal with a final round jump of 113.5 meters for ...