The government estimates the cost of damage across the nation from weather-related events this month at almost ¥120 billion.

Let the competition begin. Now that Japan has enacted a law outlining a road map for casino resorts, foreign operators from Las Vegas Sands Corp. to MGM Resorts International can start to seek out partners in their bid to tap a gaming market that may ...

The Meteorological Agency issues high-temperature warnings across much of the nation as a heat wave that has gripped most of the country for the past week is forecast to continue.

Group of 20 finance leaders share their concerns over escalating global trade friction stemming from U.S. protectionist measures.

A Taiwanese farmer held a two-day dragon fruit sale in Taipei over the weekend to raise money for victims of the floods and landslide in western Japan. Lin Ting-tsai, 65, said he harvested 1,380 kg of red dragon fruit at his farm in Yilan County ...

Ten months after Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's electric grid, the local agency responsible for rebuilding it is in chaos and more than $1 billion in federal funds meant to strengthen the rickety system has gone unspent, according to contractors and U.S. officials who ...

The fatal rains and flooding in western Japan — and the ongoing difficulties caused by the extent of the damage and record high temperatures — have revived calls for creating a disaster prevention ministry that can coordinate and streamline rescue and relief efforts. The question ...

Donald Trump needs to put substance ahead of spectacle — and U.S. allies ahead of his own fragile ego — before it is too late.

The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.

In the world of business, any metaphorical reference to games — gambling games, at that — might seem less than ideal.

Japanese street style can't help looking back to all those things you thought would never come into fashion.

Nintendo embraces "Minecraft," SNK offers a tiny big-game experience and "Okami" comes to Switch

In an epic feat of fundraising, teacher Eric Jordan has completed his mission to bring some less-than-privileged students from Brownsville, Brooklyn, to Japan.

Sabina Mahmood is an associate professor and medical educator at Okayama University, and mentors incoming International Baccalaureate graduates and foreign students at the university.

It's not entirely certain if these two are siblings or cousins, but one thing is sure, they are best buddies!

"I still feel the loneliness of being hikikomori. Maybe I'm successful, maybe not. I can't tell. But I still feel the loneliness. The only difference now is that I can express my loneliness, my pain, and all those feelings in my writing. They don't ...

Third-year reliever Kazutomo Iguchi bailed out the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in the eighth inning to help them scrape out a 7-5 win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Before 30,927 at Sapporo Dome, Iguchi (1-1) entered a tie ...

Former Spain internationals Andres Iniesta and Fernando Torres were each on the losing side Sunday in their anticipated J. League debuts. Iniesta received a hero's welcome from Vissel Kobe fans at Noevir Stadium, but Shonan Bellmare spoiled the party by running away 3-0 winners. Torres, meanwhile, ...

We have seen various types of unreasonable harassment problems surrounding Japanese sports, especially in school athletics, over the last several years. One of the most notable and recent cases involved the Nihon University football team, where a player was allegedly ordered by his coaches to ...

A loss on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday could not wipe the smile from the face of newly crowned champion Mitakeumi. The 25-year-old sekiwake, who clinched his first top-level title the previous day, finished with a 13-2 record after ...

Shohei Ohtani doubled twice Saturday for his first multi-hit game in nearly two weeks, but the Los Angeles Angels suffered their third straight loss with a 7-0 defeat against the Houston Astros. The 24-year-old two-way star created a chance for the Angels to tie the ...

Brazil superstar Neymar admits that after his nation's quarterfinal defeat to Belgium at the World Cup he couldn't look at a ball and didn't want to see any of the tournament's remaining matches. "I wouldn't go as far as to say I didn't want to ...

Sky teammates Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome remained 1-2 in the Tour de France after the hilly 14th stage as an anticipated shakeup in the overall standings didn't come to fruition on Saturday. Spanish rider Omar Fraile won the stage in the Massif Central by ...

Jordan Spieth has a share of the lead in the British Open and a big edge in experience. Still only 24, he already has won three majors and his name is the last one etched on the base of the silver claret jug. One name ...

Right-hander Toshihiro Sugiura threw five hitless innings and earned his first win in his Nippon Ham debut as the Fighters beat the SoftBank Hawks 3-2 on Saturday. In front of 36,751 at Sapporo Dome, Sugiura struck out five of the 16 batters he faced and ...