Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told North Korea's foreign minister on Tuesday that Beijing supports the North's planned summits with South Korea and the United States. The Foreign Ministry cited Wang, China's state councilor and foreign minister, as telling Ri Yong Ho at a meeting ...

East Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday it will install cameras on all of its trains to enhance security. The railway operator known as JR East plans to place the cameras on all new cars to be made from the current fiscal year, which started this ...

New Toshiba Corp. Chairman and CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani emphasized Tuesday that the company does not intend to change plans to sell its lucrative memory chip unit even now that it has staved off financial woes. "I've experienced a lot of M&As, and it's common sense ...

The U.S. military said Tuesday five CV-22 Ospreys will deploy to Yokota Air Base in Tokyo later this week, a move that comes over a year ahead of schedule.

Many visually impaired people who use guide dogs are still suffering from discrimination two years after a law banning such a practice came into force, a survey by a guide dog training organization showed Tuesday. In the research conducted in the 10 months through February, ...

Monex aims to enter the virtual currency business by acquiring Coincheck, which was hit by a massive hack in January that stole ¥58 billion worth of NEM cryptocurrency.

Radical reforms to staging the Olympic Games that were passed by the International Olympic Committee in February could have a significant impact in Japan for many years to come. With Tokyo two years away from hosting the Summer Olympics and Sapporo expected to bid for ...

Fears of a shortage of accommodations ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are quickly becoming a thing of the past as companies ranging from apparel brands to wedding service providers jump into the hotel business. Coupled with expected expansion of the minpaku ...

A leading North Korea-watching website has disputed Foreign Minister Taro Kono's reported remarks that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a fresh nuclear test even as tensions on the Korean Peninsula ease ahead of a rare summit between the two Koreas. Kono claimed Saturday during a ...

The Trump administration opened the door to a potential White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, raising the possibility of an Oval Office welcome for Putin for the first time in more than a decade even ...

Defense Minister Onodera says he did not find out about Ground Self-Defense Force activity logs from Iraq until 2½ months after they were discovered.

If Seiko Noda doesn't achieve her quarter-century goal to become the nation's first female prime minister, maybe one of the 70-odd women who filed into a conference room to hear her speak Sunday will. The women — smartly dressed, ages 15 to 69 — comprised ...

The government must demonstrate that its commitment to international law and democratic values is more than just a fig leaf.

The Japanese government should reach out to children around the world by endorsing the Safe Schools Declaration.

With leadership, resources and well-formulated data-driven strategies, pollution — and its devastating effects on human health, wellbeing and prosperity — can be controlled.

Yukiya Terai exudes confidence in all facets of his life — from his sexuality to the flair he brings to the kitchen. The 29-year-old caterer and chef, known for rainbow-colored comfort food that brightens the table, has had his artistic culinary creations featured in just ...

The focus of "The 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Period: Making and Designing Meiji Arts and Crafts" at The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, concerns the relationship between nihonga (Japanese-style) painters of Kyoto and craft production during a time when craft and design ...

Brandon Laird drove in a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning to help the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2-0 and earn their first win of the seasonon Tuesday. Before a crowd of 26,662 at Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi, ...

A thought crossed my mind recently. With Yuzuru Hanyu undecided on his athletic future at this point, could he be a part of a new skating endeavor that would be successful? What do I have in mind? A new professional skating tour, primarily centered in Asia, that ...

Attracting as many fans to arenas across the nation is vital for teams in the B. League to be successful. But nobody else in the circuit thinks that way as intensely as Chiba Jets Funabashi and their president, Shinji Shimada. The B. League, in its ...

Naomi Osaka breezed past Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-4 on Monday to reach the second round of the Charleston Open, the largest women's-only tennis tournament in North America. Osaka, who moved up one place to a career-high 21st in the latest WTA world rankings, is seeded ...

Satomi Suzuki and Rikako Ikee set national records Tuesday in the women's 50-meter breaststroke and 100-meter butterfly, respectively, on the opening day of the Japan Swimming Championships. Suzuki clocked 30.64 seconds in a qualifying race over the non-Olympic distance at Tatsumi International Swimming Center, slashing ...

Sweden's Pernilla Lindberg drained a clutch birdie on the eighth playoff hole Monday to beat South Korea's Park In Bee for the ANA Inspiration crown and her first LPGA victory. After darkness suspended play on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff on Sunday, it ...

When he wasn't dribbling behind his back, winking to the TV announcers, stuffing shots or dishing out assists, Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo was making it rain. First, 3-pointers. Later on, confetti. The redhead kid with the nickname Big Ragu came off the bench to score 31 points ...