West Nippon Expressway Co. plans to finish removing a heavily-damaged 2,000-ton girder on the causeway to Kansai International Airport, the nation’s third-busiest air hub, by Friday.

Evacuees from the town of Abira face ongoing uncertainty as they grapple with losses caused by the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck Hokkaido on Sept. 6.

Years waiting on death row, inmates told their fate just hours before their execution and guards paid ¥20,000 to do an "unbearable" job — Japan's capital punishment system is criticized as cruel and secretive, yet remains popular. Unusual for a major industrialized power, capital punishment ...

The Kurume Municipal Government in Fukuoka Prefecture has released a YouTube video featuring Kyushudanji Shinsengumi, a local boys' dance group that won first place at World of Dance 2015 in Los Angeles, to promote the city. The video, which shows the group in action at ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggests Moscow and Tokyo sign a peace deal “without any preconditions” by the end of the year to solve their long-running territorial dispute.

Organizers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics say they will start accepting applications from volunteers this month with a goal of recruiting 110,000 people by the end of the year.

Syrians escaping violence in Idlib have arrived in villages near the Turkish border in droves, the U.N. humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said Monday, fearing Damascus will launch a full-blown assault on the rebel stronghold. More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Syria ...

Former U.S. President Barack Obama considered a pre-emptive strike on North Korea after it conducted its fifth nuclear test in September 2016, just days after lobbing three medium-range ballistic missiles 1,000 kilometers into Japan's exclusive economic zone, according to a book by Watergate journalist ...

The "old boys club" in the boardroom is alive and well — and most prevalent among the biggest Japanese and Chinese companies. French businesses meanwhile offer the most gender diversity on their boards of directors, according to a Bloomberg analysis of the boards of the ...

The three-year survival rate stood at 71.3 percent for people who were diagnosed with cancer in Japan in 2011, the National Cancer Center said in a survey report Wednesday. The survey covered some 300,000 patients at 268 designated hospitals for cancer treatment and other institutions ...

The Japanese organizer of the World Cup sailing competition has been criticized for having included a dolphin show in the opening ceremony. World Sailing, a governing body that seeks to protect marine cetaceans, said in a statement it was "disappointed" that the organizing committee of ...

Parties on both the left and right in developing countries have entered into a chaotic age.

Trump shouldn't be president. Why is the Times breaking its ethics guidelines to tell us what everyone already knows?

Thanks to a rule change, Japan resident Austin Koslow is possibly the most decorated Scout ever in the U.S. branch of the movement.

Those in Japan wishing to join the movement can take their pick between the Scout Association of Japan and the Boy Scouts of America.

True to her name, this girl glows with warmth. In addition to being gorgeous, she's brimming with affection and loves people.

In the late 1980s, Japanese media ran a flurry of reports on an alarming shortage of brides in the country's rural areas. Unable to find potential partners at home, bachelors in farming villages were searching for wives in mainland Asia — sometimes with support ...

For millions of Japanese music fans in the 1990s, Namie Amuro wasn't just the Heisei Era's defining pop star, she was someone they grew up with. This relationship is clear in the year-long documentary series, "Finally," which has been streaming on Hulu since the 40-year-old ...

From 'Sweet 19 Blues' to '_genic,' Namie Amuro covered a lot of musical ground.

When pop diva Namie Amuro took the music scene by storm, she not only captivated throngs of girls and women with her performances but also inspired their fashion, spawning the "Amuraa" look of the mid-1990s. Clad in a miniskirt and thick-soled boots, with her hair ...

Shohei Ohtani saw his hitting streak end at eight games after going 0-for-3 as the cleanup hitter during the Los Angeles Angels' 1-0 win over the Texas Rangers. Ohtani left teammate Mike Trout stranded three times, first when he grounded out against recently-recalled right-hander Adrian ...

Right-hander Daiki Tomei pitched five scoreless innings and picked up his first win in two years in the Orix Buffaloes' 7-0 victory over the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions on Wednesday night. In front of 15,491 at Hotto Motto Field Kobe, Tomei (1-2) allowed three runs ...

Yokozuna Kisenosato emptied the tanks yet again and pulled off his fourth consecutive win Wednesday at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato had to muster all of his strength to take on top-ranked maegashira Kaisei (1-3), the second heaviest wrestler in the top division who ...

"To the victor go the spoils" is a phrase that could have been coined for sumo. In a sport already top heavy in terms of privilege and salary, the outright winner of each tournament gets virtually all of the prizes on offer. While (usually) a couple ...

Warren Cromartie was one of the greats of his day during his time with the Yomiuri Giants from 1984-1990. He was one of the Central League's best players and a popular figure on Japan's most popular team. Even now, Cromartie appears in the occasional Japanese ...

Sebastian Vettel is under growing pressure to slash Lewis Hamilton's championship lead at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix — and erase Ferrari's painful memories from last year in the process. Mercedes normally struggles at the steamy Marina Bay Circuit, but in 2017 Hamilton won after ...

The Seattle Mariners' Hisashi Iwakuma will leave the team at the end of this season in order to continue his playing career, the American League club announced Tuesday. The 37-year-old former All-Star pitcher has been seeking a return to the majors since undergoing shoulder surgery ...

Veteran pitcher Toshiya Sugiuchi will retire at the end of the season, his seventh with the Yomiuri Giants, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The 37-year-old lefty, who has not pitched for the top team in three seasons, was making his way back from ...