Google Street View is now available for the platforms and concourses of 13 Tokyo Metro Co. subway stations. With the new service, which was introduced Monday, users can check underground routes at the terminals in advance. The stations are Akasaka, Akasaka-Mitsuke, Asakusa, Ueno, Gaienmae, Kojimachi, Shinbashi, ...

The government may allow 500,000 low-skilled foreign workers entry to the country for a maximum of five years though fiscal 2025 as a part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new economic policy outline expected to be released in mid-June, according to sources. Under the new ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemns U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported move to impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported vehicles as unwarranted and offensive.

This is the first of a two-part series on the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election slated for September. At 4:13 p.m. on April 20, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at Haneda airport in Tokyo, wrapping up a four-day trip to the United States to discuss ...

Ajinomoto Co. is considering selling Amoy Food Ltd., the century-old company that makes Hong Kong's most popular brand of soy sauce, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Tokyo-based seasoning company is working with an adviser to gauge potential buyers' interest, according to ...

A top U.S. government adviser who has in the past been granted unprecedented access to North Korea's nuclear weapons program is warning that the "quick" denuclearization process sought by the Trump administration could, in fact, take far longer, possibly up to 10 years, according ...

Nintendo Co. is bringing together the magnetic appeal of Pokemon, smartphones and the Switch console to create an interlinked gaming experience. "Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu" and "Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee" were unveiled by the Kyoto-based video-game maker on Wednesday. They're designed to capitalize on the ...

A South Korean arrested for the attempted murder of a man at NHK’s headquarters says the stabbing was a message to the Japanese media for irresponsible reporting.

A man already jailed twice for violent crimes against children was rearrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing a 9-year-old girl in 2004 in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture.

One of the nation's most influential businesswoman on Monday surprised many of the country's working women by disclosing she is in same-sex relationship, possibly a game-changing milestone in the nation's slow but growing acceptance of sexual minorities. Kazuyo Katsuma, a 49-year-old mother of three, was ...

Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site have announced a dramatic new discovery, the skeleton of a man crushed by an enormous stone while trying to flee the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Pompeii officials on Tuesday released a photograph showing the skeleton protruding ...

Japan intends to hold a foreign ministerial meeting with North Korea in Singapore in early August if progress is made on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programs at an expected U.S.-North Korea summit, government sources said Tuesday. Tokyo has conveyed its intention to arrange talks ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on June 7 ahead of an expected summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, it was announced Wednesday. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said ...

Tokyo can adopt solid resource management principles to help stem the rising tide of plastic.

Countries can benefit by accepting hard-working migrants who have shown their mettle by surviving their perilous journeys.

For Japanese students, continental EU universities offer high-quality courses often at lower prices than U.S. colleges.

It's rare that a concert has so much impact that people still talk about it 100 years later. However, that's certainly the case for a performance a century ago by some German prisoners of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in Tokushima Prefecture. It ...

Blame it on the Bat. For a brief period, Deadpool seemed like the most subversive player on the cinematic superhero circuit, deflating the genre's pretensions with a barrage of self-referential humor and fourth wall-breaking asides. But after last year's "The Lego Batman Movie," he's ...

Car movies from Japan are few and far between, which is strange given the huge automotive industry and millions of car lovers here. Now industry leader Toyota has joined forces with Toho, Japan's biggest film distributor and exhibitor, to fill that gap with "Over ...

New national team manager Akira Nishino was handed a stark reminder of the task he faces at next month's World Cup after Japan lost 2-0 to Ghana on Wednesday in its final warmup match on home soil. Nishino was taking charge of the team for ...

Looking to win back-to-back starts for the first time in nearly four years, Daisuke Matsuzaka was denied the chance when the Orix Buffaloes pounded the Chunichi Dragons' bullpen in a 5-1 interleague win on Wednesday. Lacking the location and command he had a week ago, ...

Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round at the French Open on Wednesday, defeating Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas in straight sets. Osaka, the 21st seed in the women's draw, needed 1 hour, 23 minutes to complete her 6-4, 7-5 victory over the 24-year-old Diyas, who is ...

Yokozuna Kakuryu came from behind to win consecutive tournaments for the first time in his career on Sunday. It was the Mongolian's fifth title overall, drawing him level with well-known names such as Kashiwado, Kaio and Wakanohana III. After a dreadful 2017, when he only managed ...

American skater Jason Brown is heading to Toronto to be trained by Brian Orser. Brown, a 2014 Olympic team bronze medalist and 2015 U.S. champion, announced the move Tuesday. He'd trained under Kori Ade for nearly two decades. Orser coaches Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu, the first man ...

Kenta Maeda made a second-inning exit after sustaining a right-hip strain on Tuesday and suffered his fourth loss as the Los Angeles Dodgers lost 6-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Maeda (4-4), who was looking for his third straight win, allowed two runs on three hits ...

Georgian wrestler Tochinoshin was officially promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki by the Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday. The 30-year-old, whose real name is Levan Gorgadze, became the third European wrestler to reach the rank, moving up from sekiwake. He is the first new ...

For all that has changed in the 16 months since Serena Williams last played in a Grand Slam tournament — she is now married and a mother — so much was familiar about her at the French Open on Tuesday. The fashion statement, this time ...