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The torrential rain has also hit agricultural and fisheries industries nationwide, with the government estimating damage of about ¥53 billion and warning that figure could rise.
Abe and top EU leaders signed an economic partnership agreement Tuesday in Tokyo in a bid to counter a rise in global protectionism.
YouTube erected a platform where commoners could climb the ladder to stardom. Now, the video-sharing giant is seeing another wave of new talent diving into a glittering entertainment scene. They aren't exactly human, though. These entertainers are called "virtual YouTubers," or "VTubers," and are represented by digital ...
Japan is starting to embrace a new genre of manga featuring elderly people as the leading characters. "Sanju Mariko" is a story about Mariko, a widow and writer who at the age of sanju, Japanese for 80, sets out from the home she has shared ...
Hong Kong's rare pale pink dolphins are battling for survival as building work on a 19-mile (31-km) bridge linking the Asian financial hub with China disrupts the communication and feeding activities of the highly sociable animals, marine experts say. The Chinese white dolphin, which appears ...
Many of the teams that did well in the tournament were multiethnic and multiracial, but success in sports does not produce tolerance.
In the world of Donald Trump, there are enemies but no allies because he is so righteous and superior.
One could argue that there is no other country than Japan in the world today that has all the right conditions to welcome economic migrants.
To service these debts requires rising incomes, while an expanding trade war threatens to squeeze incomes.
Hiroki Morimoto will be celebrating a musical milestone when he hits the stage at Fuji Rock Festival this year: 20 years with his instrument of choice, the didgeridoo. A serious car accident nine years ago, however, nearly brought his musical career to an end. "I ...
"I photograph landscape like it's skin" — artist Masako Kakizaki on her "Aonoymous: Full Circle" project
Brandon Dickson threw his first shutout in four years, while Yutaro Sugimoto hit a grand slam in his second straight game as the Orix Buffaloes demolished the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 11-0 in the Pacific League on Tuesday. Dickson (2-5) matched his career high 12 ...
Sekiwake Mitakeumi remained in sole possession of the lead after earning his 10th straight win on Tuesday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. In their first career matchup, Mitakeumi and No. 4 maegashira Kagayaki (3-7) locked up after the initial charge and briefly held their ...
Just 105 weeks away from the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the newly constructed venues are about 20~40 percent completed and just about on schedule, Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials insisted on Tuesday during a media tour for the venues in the Tokyo Bay Area. The included ...
The Sunwolves entered their third season in Super Rugby with a lofty goal of finishing in the top five in the standings. However, the team had a league-worst 3-13 record in the 2018 campaign. Nonetheless, the players insisted that it was a meaningful season that would ...
Retired France and Arsenal star Thierry Henry said on Monday that he was quitting as a soccer analyst with British broadcaster Sky Sports to focus on a coaching career. Henry, who had worked for Sky since 2015, has also been an assistant to Belgium manager ...
The "Holy Grail" of baseball cards, a pristine 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle valued at several million dollars, was delivered to the History Colorado Center on Monday via armored truck for a 72-hour public display. "I want the community to enjoy looking at the card," said ...
The ball cleared the center-field wall, and the sellout crowd roared. Bryce Harper threw his bat in the air, thrust both index fingers skyward and yelled with delight as a shower of streamers rained upon the crowd of 43,698. It could have been a scene ...
Usain Bolt is on the verge of sealing a deal to have a tryout with the A-League's Central Coast Mariners, the Australian club said Tuesday, as the sprint legend pursues his dream of playing professional soccer. Eight-time Olympic champion Bolt, 31, who retired from athletics ...
