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U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn't deliver the president's gift of an Elton John CD featuring the hit song "Rocket Man" to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week, but said he has another present for ...
Residents were digging out a mud-caked area of Okayama Prefecture on Tuesday, as floodwaters from last week’s record rainfall receded to reveal broad swaths of devastation.
The natural instinct to head to higher ground when faced with rising water isn't limited to humans. Horses, too, have an apparent determination to escape to dry ground, be it to a hill, slope or even a rooftop. Leaf, a 9-year-old miniature mare was found stranded ...
In what is believed to be a first in Japan, a prestigious national women's university officially announced Tuesday its new policy to open doors from 2020 to people who were assigned as male at birth but identify as female, saying it's a natural decision ...
"Don't worry, go to bed," wrote Koji Tsunomori to his wife of three weeks at around 8 p.m. Friday evening. Those words would be their last exchange. Tsunomori, 54, sent the message as he drove from his home in Yasugi, in Shimane Prefecture. He had yet ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Tuesday approved its budget compilation guidelines for fiscal 2019, allowing for additional spending on social security and economic growth to set the stage for a record-high initial budget. General account budget requests from ministries and agencies, which are to ...
Yahoo Japan Corp. is blunting the impact of a large stock sale by a big shareholder, buying back about ¥221 billion ($2 billion) worth of its shares in a complicated deal with SoftBank Group Corp. The deal was triggered by Altaba Inc., which warned in ...
The two oil refiners said Tuesday they have agreed to merge April 1, after Idemitsu’s founding family dropped its long-standing opposition to the plan.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered an special independent investigation into an allegation that the top military intelligence unit may have proposed an armed crackdown on peaceful candlelight vigils last year protesting the rule of Moon's predecessor, the presidential Blue House said Tuesday. Last ...
ANA Holdings Inc. will cancel another 176 domestic flights between Friday and July 22 to inspect Rolls-Royce engines on Boeing 787 aircraft after already calling off 113 flights for the same reason. The cancellations, due to the need to check the Trent 1000 engine made ...
British Prime Minister Theresa May looked likely to survive any attempt to oust her over the government's Brexit strategy for now, and is leaning on the biggest opposition party to help get the plan through parliament and counter a mutiny by a group of ...
Hiroshi Yoshida is facing a dilemma. Under an anti-smoking ordinance adopted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly last month, the 73-year-old owner of a small udon (wheat noodles) restaurant in the Takadanobaba district will soon have to make a choice: declare the entire interior nonsmoking or ...
Hunt reportedly pocketed £14.4 million from the sale of a company he got the idea for after spending two years teaching English in Japan.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday referred to a vague joint statement agreed to at his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore last month as a "contract," saying he believed Kim would "honor" the agreement while also pointing a ...
Tesla Inc. has raised prices on its Model X and S cars by more than $20,000 in China, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, making it one of the first U.S. carmakers to hike prices in the wake of rising trade tensions. China slapped ...
French food group Danone is investigating reports that its new Aptamil baby milk formula has made some infants unwell in Britain. Parents had made complaints on the brand's Aptaclub UK Facebook page after recent changes to the formulas of three of its milks. Danone U.K. ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Pyongyang is a reminder that the process to get North Korea to denuclearize will be a long and difficult one.
By 2050, the world will look very different than it does today.
Regardless of our employment status, it is imperative for us to constantly think how we can increase our value.
The Chinese Navy's upcoming Type 075 assault ships may deploy fighter jets to better contend pacific naval superiority.
When he's not out on the Arctic tundra with his 2,000 reindeer, his dog and Whitney Houston blasting through his headphones, Nils Mathis Sara is often busy explaining to people how a planned copper mine threatens his livelihood. Along with other Sami herders and fishermen, ...
Enthusiasts pour their souls into labors of love honoring Otomo's classic anime film and manga series.
People in Shibuya offer their thoughts on Katsuhiro Otomo's classic 1988 film and the 1982 manga series.
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. I'm not sure if Takahisa Zeze knows this phrase but it applies to the heroes of his new film, "The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine," an overly long, high-energy passion project that languished in development hell for ...
When Naoyuki Uwasawa wasn't on the mound doing his part to hold down the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters starter was busy standing up to celebrate another big hit by one of teammates. He barely had time to rest, but when things ...
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Taishi Ota was announced as the Pacific League winner of the All-Star Series' plus one fan vote a little after 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, making him a first-time All-Star. His happiness, however, was probably rendered bittersweet by the black ...
Yokozuna Kakuryu and Hakuho, along with newly promoted ozeki Tochinoshin, each continued their winning streak on Tuesday, the third day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Yokozuna Kakuryu (3-0) easily dispatched top-ranked east maegashira Shodai (1-2), while Hakuho (3-0) flipped the west No. 1 Kotoshogiku ...
Up until the midway point of the second set of his fourth-round match with Ernests Gulbis, it appeared Manic Monday was going to get the best of Kei Nishikori once again. Having fallen twice previously on the day of Wimbledon's annual tennis smorgasbord — where ...
Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will begin his Grand Prix season in Helsinki at the GP that is replacing the Cup of China, according to the ISU's recent announcement of GP assignments. Helsinki will surely bring back fond memories for both Hanyu and his fans, ...
Former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has signed a two-year deal to take charge of Spain. He replaces Julen Lopetegui, who was fired on the eve of the World Cup after accepting the job at Real Madrid. The move was announced on Monday. Fernando Hierro took temporary control ...
