The storm disrupted transportation networks, heavily damaged the bridge that leads to Kansai International Airport and knocked out power to over a million homes.

The airport on a man-made island in Osaka Bay has been flooded and closed since the afternoon and will not reopen until at least Wednesday evening.

Konami Digital Entertainment Co. saw the Asian Games, the world's second-largest multisport tournament after the Olympics, as a prime opportunity to boost demand for its game "Pro Evolution Soccer," which was used in the Asiad's competitive video gaming tournament. In addition to firms in the ...

After a weekslong feud, American comedian Conan O'Brien and Japan's "Conan Town" are set for a showdown. O'Brien is scheduled to visit his namesake town in western Japan this week, supposedly to collect the ¥3 trillion he jokingly claims the municipality in Tottori Prefecture owes ...

Cabinet members voiced support for an idea by the head of Keidanren to scrap guidelines that set the recruitment schedule for new college graduates beginning in spring 2021.

The party elected one of its two former co-leaders as its new sole head as it works to boost low levels of support ahead of key elections next year.

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 ...

The summer this year in eastern Japan proved to be the hottest on record since 1946, the Meteorological Agency said Monday. The average temperature in the region in the three-month period from June to August exceeded the average level seen across past records by 1.7 ...

A 28-kilometer stretch of road dubbed the "Road to Heaven" in the town of Shari, Hokkaido, is drawing attention as a new tourist destination. "It's a spectacular view, just what you'd expect in Hokkaido," said Yusuke Sakamoto, 41, who came to see the road with ...

Haruo Obata, who has been called a "super volunteer" after finding a missing two-year-old boy last month, was honored Monday by his hometown of Hiji, Oita Prefecture, for his actions and spirit of volunteerism. Police had yet to find any clue as to the whereabouts ...

Geopolitical tensions have spiked across the world. No arms control negotiations are currently under way to reduce global nuclear stockpiles.

Iran and the U.S. seem to have reversed roles. Iran's isolation before the nuclear deal now contrasts with America's determination to swim against the global tide.

Betraying a longtime ally would have disastrous effects in the region and beyond.

Ninety elephant carcasses have been discovered in Botswana with their tusks hacked off, a charity said Tuesday, in what is believed to be one of Africa's worst mass poaching sprees. Most of the animals killed were large bulls carrying heavy tusks, Elephants Without Borders said. The ...

The lobby of the Setagaya Public Theatre in Tokyo teemed with women on Sept. 1, each eager to see Kei Tanaka in action. The 34-year-old actor — and judging by the buzz in the lobby, bona fide dreamboat — recently captured hearts in "Ossan's ...

With a theme of total annihilation and a techno-horror aesthetic, Hiroki Tsukuda's exhibition at Nanzuka sounds like it would be grim, but this isn't the work of a hopeless nihilist.

Sept. 8-Oct. 21 The word "mola" has several meanings for the Kuni people of Panama. It can be used to mean "cloth," or refer to a garment. It is also used to describe colorful handmade textiles that decorate women's clothing. Primarily made by women, these ...

Sept. 8-March 3, 2019 Born in Fujian Province and now based in Beijing, artist, writer, critic and curator Qiu Zhijie explores the universal and primordial question of human existence using traditional Chinese calligraphy, photography and video. His dramatic multimedia works are largely influenced by his formative ...

Sept. 8-Oct. 14 With its roots in India, Buddhism came to Japan via monks traveling on the Silk Road trade route in the 5th century. As it flourished in East Asia, Buddhist artworks also proliferated with statues and paintings now admired by both the religious ...

Takeya Nakamura drove in three runs on three hits, including his 24th homer of the season, as the Seibu Lions beat the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 7-3 in the Pacific League on Tuesday night. The PL-leading Lions forced the Fighters to go deep into their ...

The Japan Football Association has taken its biggest step yet in the country's burgeoning esports scene, joining the Japan Esports Union as co-host of the newly established esports competition in the cultural program at the 2019 National Sports Festival in Ibaraki Prefecture. The inaugural Inter ...

Bryson DeChambeau plays golf differently from everyone else and is getting the results everyone wants. It doesn't take a scientist to figure that out. For the second straight week in the richest part of the PGA Tour season, DeChambeau took down one of the strongest fields ...

Onlookers who wrote Naomi Osaka off in the early stages of the deciding set of her fourth-round encounter with Aryna Sabalenka can probably be given a pass. Judging by her body language, the 20-year-old may have been close to throwing in the towel herself. Down a ...

Kenta Maeda suffered his second loss as a reliever Monday after allowing a three-run home run to snap a ninth-inning tie in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-2 loss against the New York Mets on Monday. Maeda (8-9), who was relegated to the Dodgers' bullpen last ...

Lionel Messi was left off the shortlist for the FIFA's men's player of the year award on Monday as his old rival Cristiano Ronaldo was named alongside Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah. Messi has dominated the award along with Ronaldo over the past decade, but ...

Koshiro Shimada and Shiika Yoshioka combined to make last week a successful one for Japan on the Junior Grand Prix circuit with podium finishes in Linz, Austria. Shimada claimed the silver medal in the men's competition won by American Camden Pulkinen, while Yoshioka brought home ...

Kei Nishikori defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in straight sets on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. On a good day all around for Japan, Naomi Osaka reached the last eight of the women's draw after outlasting Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in ...