The airport remained closed Thursday after Typhoon Jebi caused flooding that damaged the main runway and tarmac, and drove a tanker into the bridge connecting the facility to the mainland.

Live updates from The Japan Times newsroom and social media about the strong earthquake that hit Hokkaido on Sept. 6.

The 3:08 a.m. quake reached the maximum 7 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale in some areas, grounding flights, disrupting train services and cutting power to nearly 3 million homes.

The typhoon that crippled Kansai International Airport and left thousands of passengers stranded at the facility has exposed the vulnerability of airports built offshore, while also highlighting the challenges facing airport operators in delivering the kind of information the public needs during emergencies. Japan's third-busiest ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to "cooperate closely" with the U.S. — even possibly accepting "stronger" denuclearization measures — a top South Korean official said Thursday, amid an apparent rift over progress in U.S.-North Korean nuclear talks. South Korean President Moon Jae-in's ...

The deal lets customers hail cabs using the ride-sharing firm’s app in Nagoya, the nation’s third-most populous city, strengthening its position in one of the world’s largest taxi markets.

Want a piping hot pizza any time you feel like one? So did truck driver Yoshiharu Taniguchi, who craved freshly made Italian pies when he worked long nights. His solution: hunt for a pizza vending machine. He tracked down an Italian company that manufactured them, ...

An 83-year-old Japanese disc jockey, an elderly flying trapeze artist, the owner of the world's fastest jet-propelled go-kart and a dog named Feather with a flair for jumping are among the record-breaking stars to win a place in the latest edition of Guinness World ...

Ambitious action on climate change could contribute an extra $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, international experts said Wednesday, urging nations and businesses to step up their engagement. The economic benefits offered by a shift to a low-carbon economy have been "grossly" underestimated, ...

The fall of the Berlin Wall almost 30 years ago represented a high-water mark in the retreat of the state from the global economy, signaling a defeat of socialist economics virtually worldwide. From dirigiste France to communist China, countries with widely divergent economic models ...

Excessive market concentration lets companies take a bigger slice of the pie at the expense of workers.

As perhaps the biggest living legend of rock, Paul McCartney would raise few eyebrows if he stayed in a comfort zone — rehashing Beatles tunes to adoring nostalgists. Instead, the 76-year-old has recorded one of his most ambitious albums in years, "Egypt Station," displaying not ...

Rookie Kotaro Otake allowed a run over seven innings, and Kenta Imamiya contributed to both of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' runs in a 2-1 win over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Thursday. Otake (2-0) surrendered seven hits and a walk, but the Marines' only run ...

Flyhalf Richie Mo'unga will start a test for the first time and scrumhalf Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi could make his debut from the bench for New Zealand in Saturday's Rugby Championship game Argentina in Nelson. The 24-year-old Mo'unga has starred in the Super Rugby for the ...

Shohei Ohtani homered twice on a huge night at the plate after getting bad news about his pitching arm, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 9-3 on Wednesday. Perhaps headed for Tommy John surgery, the two-way rookie sensation went 4-for-4 with three ...