Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga died Wednesday evening at age 67 following hospitalization related to pancreatic cancer. The death of the governor, who had been ill for many months and who underwent surgery in April to remove a cancerous tumor, comes just days after he ordered ...

Japan's weather agency has warned of heavy rain, strong gusts of wind and high waves as a strong typhoon is expected to travel very close to the country's eastern and northeastern coastal areas from late Wednesday to Thursday afternoon. Typhoon Shanshan could linger longer than ...

The Japan Times newsroom will be updating the status of Typhoon Shanshan as it moves toward the Kanto region this evening and overnight.

Few corners of the tech industry are as tantalizing or complex as quantum computing. For years its evangelists have promised machines capable of breaking the most impenetrable coded messages, unlocking the secret properties of the physical world and putting supercomputers to shame. But Rigetti Computing, ...

The admissions scandal in which Tokyo Medical University admitted to manipulating females' entrance exams did not come as a surprise for many women doctors, but rather was verification of what they had suspected for a long time: Some medical universities set the bar higher ...

Yokohama has been a cultural intersection between Japanese, foreign residents and visitors from overseas ever since opening its port to international trade in 1859, leading what was once a sleepy fishing village to become home to one of the first foreign communities in the ...

Call it an extreme makeover: In Fukushima, officials are attempting what might seem impossible, an image overhaul of the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in decades. At the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, there's a flashy new administrative building, debris has been moved and ...

Lawyers tasked with investigating Tokyo Medical University's alleged discrimination against female prospective students said Tuesday that they have confirmed the practice occurred, and criticized the actions taken by the institution. They also said they have confirmed further discriminatory practice against male applicants who took the ...

Better than most, Tokyo has clarity about the disaccord between economic and security interests when advocating the Indo-Pacific strategy.

The current tumults in Portland perhaps reveal something about Oregon's political DNA.

Was the U.S.-North Korea summit a great first step for peace in Northeast Asia? Hardly.

People out and about in the capital on a scorcher of a day talk about how they are coping with the heat wave.

Clueless online crusaders risk doing real harm to the very cultures they claim to represent

Here's a sight you may not expect at a kabuki performance: A blue-haired boy bolts toward a massive snake that writhes menacingly on stage. He brings his sword down on the beast, slicing it into sections that fall apart dramatically. I thought a kabuki ...

When the circus comes to town in most parts of the world these days, you won't see elephants, tigers or clowns with big red noses. Since Canada's animal-less Cirque du Soleil took to the road in 1984 with its character-driven shows and nonstop live music, ...

Summer was once the peak season for horror in Japan, part of the local custom of beating the heat with chills from scary stories. But since the decline of J-horror a decade or so ago, local horror films have become harder to find in theaters, ...

Masahiko Tsugawa, an actor with numerous appearances in movies and TV dramas, died of heart failure Saturday, his management agency said Tuesday. He was 78. A Kyoto native, Tsugawa, whose grandfather and uncle were famed film directors, began performing on the stage and in movies ...

Walt Disney Co.'s request to screen "Christopher Robin," a movie that features the honey-loving bear Winnie-the-Pooh, in China has been denied, a source said on Tuesday. It is unclear why the Chinese government denied the film. Chinese authorities do not provide reasons to Hollywood studios ...

Kona Takahashi looked rusty in his first start of the season, but the Seibu Lions' hitters kept him in the game in a 7-6 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Wednesday. Takahashi (1-0) allowed four runs on seven hits, three walks and a hit batsman ...

Independiente became the third Argentine side to capture the Suruga Bank Championship on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over J. League first-division side Cerezo Osaka. Playing for the second time in the game between the champions of South America's Copa Sudamericana and Japan's league cup, ...

The group opposing Japan Amateur Boxing Federation chairman Akira Yamane is looking for a complete systematic transformation of the JABF. Otherwise, they feel, the very existence of the sport in Japan could be in jeopardy going forward. That said, the members are not content with ...

In lifting the Emperor's Cup last month, Mitakeumi became the fourth Japanese wrestler to win a championship in the past two years. That's significant in a sport that had been utterly dominated by foreigners for the previous decade. However even with the recent success of native-born ...

Tokyo Yakult Swallows second baseman Tetsuto Yamada has won his sixth monthly MVP award after leading Japan in batting average, runs scored, stolen bases and on-base percentage in July, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Wednesday. The 26-year-old posted a .425 batting average and set a team ...

Japan Amateur Boxing Federation President Akira Yamane announced his resignation Wednesday following multiple allegations of misconduct, including pressuring referees to fix matches and misuse of grant money. Yamane, 78, has denied several allegations against him, but acknowledged his relationship with a former gang leader, prompting ...

Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka were both knocked out in straight sets in the first round of the Rogers Cup on Tuesday. In the men's singles at Toronto's Aviva Centre, Nishikori was defeated 7-5, 6-1 by world No. 39 Robin Haase. The Dutchman's serve proved ...

Swimming superstars Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel lead a powerful United States team against a world-class field at this week's Pan Pacific Championships, hoping to gain valuable pre-Olympic experience in Tokyo. Five-time Olympic gold medalist Ledecky arrives in Tokyo in spectacular form, after clinching the ...