The estimate for the latest big quake feared “in the next 30 years” comes from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, who factored infrastructure damage into the economic impact.

Fujifilm Holdings Corp. may withdraw from a deal to acquire Xerox Corp. if the deadlock over its implementation continues for another six months amid opposition from the U.S. copier-maker's major shareholders, the chairman of Fujifilm said Thursday. "It cannot be helped if there is no ...

Controversy was sparked by discriminatory tweets posted previously by author on China and South Korea.

American Subaru owners are a green bunch. They tend to bike, camp and kayak more than other drivers and inordinately live in the parts of the U.S. with the toughest emissions mandates. The company plays to this ecological image by producing more than 1 ...

An explosion in e-commerce demand is buoying the air freight business, boosting profit at some major airlines despite global trade tensions and underscoring robust consumer confidence. Air freight demand is expected to rise 4 percent this year, the International Air Transport Association said at its ...

Last Friday, the Japan Tourism Agency announced that private lodging service websites would have to remove properties without licensing as soon as possible.

Foreign Minister Taro Kono and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed Wednesday to urge North Korea to denuclearize in a "complete, verifiable and irreversible" way while keeping existing U.N. sanctions in place. After meeting with Pompeo, Kono told reporters that the two foreign ministers ...

A former diplomat is promoting Japanese cultural strengths as the head of Tokyo's Japan House facility in Los Angeles. Yuko Kaifu initially turned down the government's offer to serve as president of the Los Angeles branch but eventually relented. "I couldn't remain a bystander when I ...

Facebook Inc. faced criticism Wednesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers who demanded that the social media company be more forthcoming about data it has shared with four Chinese firms. The bipartisan criticism reflects rising frustration in Congress about how Facebook protects the privacy of the ...

The government on Wednesday held its first meeting with leaders of local governments which will host exchanges between residents and athletes of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics as it aims to improve hospitality in the communities. "We would like to deepen cooperation among local ...

More people will be able to weather sudden showers during the rainy season as DyDo Drinco Inc. announced last week it’s further expanding its network of vending machines offering free umbrellas. Sixteen prefectures across Japan will be home to the machines, which distribute umbrellas left ...

Gwendellyn Sanchez hoped 100 people would attend the gathering she organized in Honolulu for descendants of gannenmono — the first group of Japanese immigrants to arrive in Hawaii. In the end, more than twice as many came as Hawaii kicked off its yearlong celebration of ...

For more than 70 years, Hiroshima resident Tokuo Shimizu kept the gruesome memories of the hellish scenes he saw at ground zero the day after the atomic bombing to himself. But at the age of 86, Shimizu has decided to share his A-bomb memories with ...

Almost lost in the din of the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit and fresh tension between Washington and Beijing last week, India cemented its diplomatic and security ties across Southeast Asia in a clear challenge to China. It is not clear just how far New Delhi ...

A speedy veggie service in Kyushu is growing popular with wealthy Tokyoites hungry for greens they feel are safe to eat, raising expectations the delivery business can improve the fortunes of regional farmers. Vegeo Vegeco Inc., a startup based in Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture, stocks Kyushu-grown ...

The lightning diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea before next week's historic summit has thrust a little-known CIA officer into an uncomfortably public role as a key intermediary in talks between the two adversaries. After years working on North Korea at the Central Intelligence ...

The former head of Cambridge Analytica admitted on Wednesday his firm had received data from the researcher at the center of a scandal over Facebook users' personal details, contradicting previous testimony to lawmakers. Cambridge Analytica, which was hired by Donald Trump in 2016, has denied ...

Mexican tariffs are roiling U.S. congressional campaigns in states where U.S. exporters could take a hit and President Donald Trump's Republicans face tough races in November congressional elections. Mexico announced the levies this week in retaliation to Trump's decision to slap tariffs on metal imports ...

Forty-six Ethiopians drowned early on Wednesday and 16 were missing after a smuggler's boat carrying at least 100 migrants capsized as it approached Yemen, the U.N. migration agency said in a statement. The boat left the port of Bossasso in Somalia on Tuesday, with 83 ...

Rescuers scoured a lava and ash ravaged landscape in Guatemala for a third straight day on Wednesday in search of survivors and victims of Fuego volcano's calamitous eruption, which has left an estimated 85 people dead and some 200 missing. Volcan de Fuego, which means ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is not backing down from the tough line he has taken on trade, the White House's top economic adviser said on Wednesday, setting the stage for a showdown with top allies at this week's G7 summit in Canada. The meeting on ...

North Korea has long played the enemy for Japanese domestic political purposes. If peace comes, that will have to change.

The age of American domination, and Western-dominated global institutions, is coming to an end.

The Hilton Odawara Resort & Spa in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, is offering lunch and afternoon buffets featuring refreshing summer menus until Aug. 31. The Hawaiian-themed lunch buffet at Brasserie Flora is available from 11:30 a.m. every day. The menu consists of Hawaiian delicacies such as ...

In the dimly lit Under Deer Lounge in Shibuya, jazz trumpeter Takuya Kuroda conducts an impromptu ensemble with raucous enthusiasm. Preceded by his Afro, he bounces around stage, announcing soloists and welcoming new musicians to the front. The music is undoubtedly Kuroda's, but the rotating ...

Yuhei Takai belted two homers and drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning, bases-loaded walk as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows defeated the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4-3 in interleague action on Thursday. Takai, who had two homers in a game for the first time since ...

Dai Tamesue, a former track star who made Japan's Olympic team for the 2000 Sydney Games, the 2004 Athens Games and the 2008 Beijing Games, has experienced the highest levels of competition in Japan, the United States and elsewhere. Now active as a TV commentator, ...

Japan coach Jamie Joseph on Thursday named his side for Saturday's test match against Italy at Oita Bank Dome. Michael Leitch captains a side that contains just three players who are not part of the Sunwolves squad in Melbourne Rebels No. 8 Amanaki Lelei Mafi, ...

J. League first-division strugglers Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus were ousted from the Emperor's Cup on Wednesday, when teams from the top-two tiers entered the competition in the second round. Gamba, a five-time champion, lost 2-1 at home in extra time against Kwansei Gakuin University, ...

After a championship runner-up finish and the team's first East Division regular-season title, the Chiba Jets Funabashi aren't making wholesale changes as they prepare for the upcoming season. Head coach Atsushi Ono, who has guided the Jets to 44- and 46-win campaigns in 2016-17 and ...