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Fishermen in northeastern Japan are set to seek about ¥93 million in damages over the February dumping of fuel tanks by a U.S. fighter jet, which forced them to halt fishing, a local Defense Ministry bureau said Monday. More than 180 members of a fisheries ...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will enter the luxury ferry market in Europe as part of a restructuring of its ship-building business. Its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., will expand production facilities at two shipyards, in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Nagasaki, to prepare for orders from Europe, President ...
New U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Monday she was "shocked" by Myanmar's jailing of two Reuters journalists for seven years and called for their immediate release. "I was shocked," the former Chilean president told reporters on her first day as U.N. High Commissioner for ...
A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro's treasured National Museum, one of Brazil's oldest, in what the nation's president said was a "tragic" loss of knowledge and heritage. The majestic edifice stood engulfed in flames as plumes of smoke shot into the ...
In a landmark case seen as a test of progress toward democracy in the Southeast Asian country, a Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state "secrets," sentencing them to seven years in prison. Yangon Northern District Judge ...
As the world witnesses the imposition of retaliatory tariffs by some of the world’s largest economies, Japan “must not be an introvert,” the prime minister said.
The Japan Map Center on Monday released an online guide to locations where Mount Fuji can be viewed, showing that the nation's renowned 3,776-meter volcano can be observed from as far as 300 km away. The map, entitled Fuji-san Koko, which roughly translates as Mount ...
Academic acceleration systems, which enable students who excel in school to skip grades and study at a faster rate than others, have become increasingly commonplace globally. In the United States, around 180,000 students under 18 years old skip grades and enter universities early every ...
Amid cuts in government subsidies for national universities, Nagoya University has turned to crowdfunding to support student activities and educational projects. So far the university has raised roughly ¥5 million — more than the targeted amount — for five projects, including the development of a ...
Researchers are looking to adopt the technology used to make Japanese swords in an effort to collect geological samples from an asteroid. Hayabusa2, an asteroid explorer developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is expected to make the first landing on its target, Ryugu, ...
The 10 nuclear power plant operators halted the allocation of reserve funds for reprocessing costs, according to financial reports, due to the expense of building the reprocessing facilities.
The National Police Agency plans to conduct experiments in fiscal 2019 on using artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of investigations, including for analyzing vehicle types. AI will also be employed to look into questionable financial transactions and discover suspicious people and objects during large-scale ...
The sight of five burly guards blocking her way out of her dorm filled Ren Liping with rage. It was 3 a.m. on a recent Saturday and the thin, bespectacled 26-year-old Chinese graduate student was exhausted. Her mind raced back to earlier in the day ...
Donald Trump has created substantial uncertainty regarding trade in North America and that will unnerve businesses.
Washington must come back to the peace process as an honest and respected mediator. This is the best and probably only way to secure Israel's right to exist.
India, as the geographic anchor, and Japan, as the development anchor, are key actors and their partnership will be central to the success of the FOIP.
What's in a first name? In Japan, you'll find insights into societal change.
Five patients in their 80s passed away while staying in rooms with broken air conditioning at Y&M Fujikake Daiichi Hospital in Gifu.
Japan is making a push to develop flying cars, enlisting companies including Uber and Airbus to join a public-private panel tasked with making airborne vehicles a reality in the next decade.
England great Alastair Cook announced on Monday he would retire from international cricket after the end of the ongoing home series against India, with the opening batsman saying the time was right as he had "nothing left in the tank." The 33-year-old Essex left-hander is ...
Ayako Uehara finished third outright at the Portland Classic on Sunday, moving up a notch on the leaderboard in the final round at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Uehara completed a bogey-free round with birdies on the seventh, 10th and 13th holes for a 3-under-par 69. She ...
Zozo Marine Stadium, one of Japan's more difficult home run parks, will be remodeled this winter to hold 746 more seats, shorten home run distances and decrease foul territory, the Pacific League's Lotte Marines announced Monday. The construction at the Marines' home field located in ...
Half a world away from home, quality competition is a top priority for the Canada men's national water polo team. The city of Morioka, in Iwate Prefecture, is playing a vital role in making this happen, including with in-pool workouts and games against Team Japan. As ...
Serena Williams' yells of "Come on!" crescendoed right along with the tension in a fourth-round U.S. Open match that began as a rout and suddenly became riveting. When she ripped a backhand winner to claim the third set's opening game Sunday, Williams let out her ...
Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee vowed Sunday she will continue to excel on the global stage after winning more medals, six gold and eight total, than any other athlete during the multisport event in Indonesia. Ikee was named the Asian Games' MVP after she became ...
George Springer knew something was different about Shohei Ohtani in his second at-bat against the Angels' pitcher during the third inning on Sunday night. "The velocity drop was probably the obvious," Springer said. "He was throwing 98-99 (mph, 158-159 kph) and then came out ...
Takuma Sato held off Ryan Hunter-Reay over the last 19 laps to win the IndyCar Portland Grand Prix on Sunday, while Scott Dixon rallied to increase his lead at the top of the points standings. The 41-year-old Tokyo native used fuel strategy and timed his ...
