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Osaka and the Kansai region spent Wednesday cleaning up after Typhoon Jebi roared through the area Tuesday, causing widespread damage. Most businesses in central Osaka reopened and trains and subways were running normally. But with Kansai International Airport still out of operation, thousands of passengers ...
As powerful Typhoon Jebi approached western Japan, railway operators in the Kansai area acted quickly to inform customers they would halt services in the hope of ensuring safety.
A South Korean special envoy delivered a letter from President Moon Jae-in to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday during a rare visit to Pyongyang — part of a bid to help break an impasse in nuclear negotiations with the U.S. and ...
Typhoon Jebi tore through western Japan on Tuesday, leaving residents and tourists stranded throughout the Kansai region. Whether people took refuge in train stations, airports or hotels, most faced a large degree of uncertainty as to when they would be able to return home or ...
About 40 percent of Japanese adults were physically inactive in 2016, above the global average of 28 percent, exposing them to risks of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, WHO said.
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will by the end of the year equip its bullet trains with shields and tear gas spray to be used by train crew in response to a deadly knife attack on a crowded shinkansen in June, the railway ...
Japan is known for its abundance of centenarians and can now lay claim to having the world's oldest living married couple, with a combined age of 208 — a feat the wife credits to her patience during 80 years of marriage. Masao Matsumoto, 108, and ...
Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday became the second publicly traded company to reach $1 trillion in market value, hot on the heels of Apple Inc. The milestone is another sign of Amazon's swift rise from an online bookseller to a behemoth that sells toilet paper, TVs ...
The government released preliminary results of a survey on medical school entrance exams in the wake of a prestigious university admitting it lowered the scores of women to curb their enrollment.
Quarreling and confusion marked the Senate hearing Tuesday for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with politically charged arguments about White House documents and confirmation rules getting as much attention as the role the conservative judge will likely play in shaping rulings on abortion, executive ...
Excessive market concentration lets companies take a bigger slice of the pie at the expense of workers.
With Japan entering unprecedented demographic territory, the time to act is now.
Asia's infrastructure needs exceed what any one country can provide. A cooperative, coordinated effort is the only practical response.
Its market value is a vision of the future, not the present.
Disciplinary hearings for outspoken jurist over a dog-dumping story can only damage Japan's judiciary.
People in the Japanese capital were asked for their thoughts on the position of the LGBT community in Japnese society, in the wake of a ruling party politician's contentious comments.
It has been more than two decades since Takeshi Kitano, Naomi Kawase, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Hirokazu Kore-eda began collecting major festival invitations and prizes as the leaders of Japanese cinema's 1990s new wave. Since then younger directors have struggled to crack this "4K" establishment ...
"There will never be another you" goes the old song. Then again, some people believe in doppelgangers, doubles to living humans who are ghostly in form and malign in intent. Ryusuke Hamaguchi's "Asako I & II," which screened in competition at this year's Cannes Film ...
The most interesting thing about "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas" is its title. Based on that title, you'd be forgiven for assuming the new anime film, an adaptation of the popular novel (and not to be confused with last year's live-action version), has something ...
The Los Angeles District Attorney's office said Tuesday it would not prosecute actor Kevin Spacey on a 1992 sexual assault accusation because it fell outside the California statute of limitations. The district attorney's office also said it would not charge actor Steven Seagal and television ...
They are the world's most recognizable shoes, but have somehow evaded detection for 13 years, since being stolen from a Minnesota museum. But on Tuesday, the ruby-red slippers worn by Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" came home again. U.S. authorities announced they have recovered the ...
Kashima Antlers were held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Levain Cup quarterfinal against Kawasaki Frontale on Wednesday. In a fractious match during which referee Jumpei Iida dealt out seven yellow cards, Antlers opened scoring in the 19th minute when Yasushi ...
Left-hander Takayuki Kato retired 20 of the 22 batters he faced Wednesday night as the Nippon Ham Fighters churned out a 4-0 win against the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions. Kato (5-6), the Fighters' second pick in the 2015 draft, yielded a single to Shogo Akiyama ...
A rough day for the Seattle Mariners that began with a clubhouse brawl ended in rugged fashion, too. Long after Mariners shortstop Jean Segura and second baseman Dee Gordon apparently tangled, Baltimore rookie Renato Nunez and the Orioles rallied late for a 5-3 win Tuesday ...
Serena Williams began her U.S. Open quarterfinal tentatively. Her shots lacked their usual sting, her attitude its usual conviction. She was facing the last player she lost to at Flushing Meadows. She kept looking up at her coach, as if seeking solutions. After just 20 ...
Kisenosato put in a strong performance at the Yokozuna Deliberation Council soken training session on Aug. 31. The veteran wrestler, who has been absent for 91 of his past 120 bouts, was heading toward what many considered to be his last-chance tournament with serious question ...
Hiroshima Carp infielder Takahiro Arai on Wednesday announced he will retire from baseball at the end of the 2018 season, drawing the curtain on his 20-year playing career. The 41-year-old, who started his professional career with the Carp in 1999, said he decided to hang ...
Shohei Ohtani hit his first MLB home run off a left-hander and his 16th of the season, but the Los Angeles Angels lost 4-2 against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. Ohtani, who hit .309 against lefties compared to .279 versus right-handers while playing for ...
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, golf's most prominent players for more than two decades, never realized the Ryder Cup would mean so much. For Woods, it's the culmination of a comeback that began in January after a fourth surgery on his lower back. For Mickelson, ...
Keisuke Honda is looking forward to an "awesome" showdown with sprinter-turned-soccer player Usain Bolt in the Australian League the former Japan international said Tuesday following his first training session with Cambodia's national team. Honda told reporters in Phnom Penh — where he is serving as ...
