Airbnb Inc. said Thursday that it is still removing "thousands" of listings from its website for unlicensed private lodgings in Japan, as required under a new law that took effect last week to cope with a sharp increase in foreign visitors and a consequent ...

Experts see the policy change as motivated by business interests rather than a sincere desire to shift away from protectionism.

An Okinawa monorail firm said Thursday it will experiment with accepting fare payments made by Alipay, a QR code-based platform run by China's Alibaba Group, at its gates to improve convenience for Chinese tourists. The test will start at Okinawa Urban Monorail Inc.'s Yui Rail ...

The school where a 9-year-old girl died after a powerful earthquake jolted Osaka this week reopened Thursday as staff members, students and local residents continued to grieve. "I am really saddened," Yoshimi Tanaka, principal of Juei Elementary School in the city of Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, ...

An emerging number of Japanese schools are introducing unisex uniforms or flexible uniform codes in an effort to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. School officials hope the move will ease the mental anguish of such students, who are usually required to wear gender-based ...

As a crisis of migrant children separated from their families provoked a groundswell of national outrage, President Donald Trump insisted he was powerless to act through an executive order. Five days later, he did just that. "It's about keeping families together," Trump told reporters at the ...

A city official has been reprimanded and fined for repeatedly leaving his desk during work hours — but only for around three minutes to buy lunch. The official, who works at the waterworks bureau in Kobe, began his designated lunch break early 26 times over ...

Police say a boom in the popularity of mountaineering has led many inexperienced climbers to venture into more isolated, challenging terrain.

The minimum voting age in national referendums to amend the Constitution was lowered to 18 from 20 on Thursday as part of a series of moves to encourage civic participation by young people. The lowering of the voting age for referendums brings it into line ...

With technology powered by artificial intelligence, high school students are colorizing black and white photos of Hiroshima taken before the atomic bombing of the city in 1945. The 14 students at Hiroshima Jogakuin high school launched the initiative last November, aiming to make the images ...

The missile engine test site that President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had committed to destroy is a major facility in the western part of the country that has been used for testing engines for long-range missiles, according to a ...

One man is dead and two others, his wife and son, are injured after a knife attack early Thursday at a housing complex in Yokohama, police said. The male suspect fled the scene after attacking Koji Endo, 61, his wife, Kyoko, 61, and their son, ...

Those targeted were unwittingly registered as representatives of firms that operated Japanese-language dating websites and were based in Anguilla, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean.

The Commerce Department said Wednesday it has exempted some steel products from Japan and four other countries from the U.S. global tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports. The exemption applies to seven U.S.-based companies importing steel products from Japan, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and China, ...

North Korea's young leader sees the Trump administration as presenting a unique opportunity to ensure his regime's survival

Democratic leadership with a coherent voice and message may be a thing of the past

If you ask Naoko Okusa how to dress your best, she will tell you to look inside yourself before you stare into a cluttered closet or at an oversized mirror. Arguably the most influential stylist in Japan, Okusa, who has 136,000 followers on Instagram, offers ...

The Japanese media love a scandal and so far 2018 hasn't disappointed in that regard. Two recent stories centered around J-pop idols have been mostly ignored by mainstream outlets, but both have taken off online thanks to web publications, hinting at a shift unfolding ...

Neymar will play in Brazil's vital World Cup match against Costa Rica on Friday despite injury fears, coach Tite has confirmed. The world's most expensive player was given a rough ride by the Swiss in a 1-1 draw on Sunday, suffering 10 fouls during the ...

Japan coach Jamie Joseph named a much-changed side Thursday for Saturday's clash with Georgia at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, with injuries sidelining a number of players. Five days after falling to Italy in their second test to even that series, Joseph has made seven ...

Former England captain David Beckham has tipped the team to meet Lionel Messi's Argentina in the World Cup final, reflecting rising optimism about the Three Lions' chances after a positive start in Russia. Beckham was speaking at a promotional event in China after England beat ...

Less than a year after being dismissed as Yokohama B-Corsairs head coach, former Japan national team center/power forward Satoru Furuta is back as a sideline supervisor. On Tuesday, the second-division Earthfriends Tokyo Z handed the coaching reins to the Aichi Prefecture native. Furuta, who played for ...

Naomi Osaka retired during her second-round match Wednesday at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham, England, due to abdominal issues. Osaka, ranked 18th in the world, withdrew from her match against Dalia Jakupovic after the No. 113 Slovenian had taken the first set 6-3. After a ...

Yuichi Sugita stunned world No. 7 Dominic Thiem in straight sets in the second round of the Gerry Weber Open on Wednesday. No. 52 Sugita beat the third-seeded Austrian 6-2, 7-5 in 1 hour, 27 minutes, and earned a spot in the quarterfinals against American ...

For veterans of Japan's 2014 World Cup campaign, avenging a painful loss at that tournament to Colombia was cause for only momentary celebration, goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima said Wednesday. In the buildup to the rematch between the two sides in Saransk on Tuesday, the 35-year-old custodian ...