Hackers gained unauthorized access to the exchange’s hot wallets, which are less secure and where funds are held for immediate transactions.

Call it a flashy billionaire's whimsy or a stroke of PR genius. When Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk hinted on Twitter last week that a Japanese person could be the first tourist to go around the moon on board Space X's Big Falcon Rocket, social ...

Opening a Syrian restaurant in Japan was a dream come true for Nazem Jamal Alddin, a 55-year-old Syrian chef who fled from the war-torn city of Damascus three years ago. And it wouldn't have been possible without the help of a Japanese tech firm ...

The Tokyo Game Show kicked off Thursday with the usual assortment of bells and whistles, while Sony Corp., Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., Square Enix Holdings Co. and the other usual suspects all occupied large swaths of the convention halls at Makuhari Messe in Chiba ...

In 1991, a visibly uncomfortable law professor named Anita Hill swore to tell the truth before an all-male panel as she leveled detailed allegations of workplace sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Nearly three decades later, the stage is set for another eerily ...

As was widely expected, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won Thursday's presidential election to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, allowing him to continue as prime minister for up to three more years if all goes according to the party's plans. But now that the votes ...

Yukiko Hayashi, an alumnus of the school and head of pathophysiology at its School of Medicine, beat her sole rival — a male pediatrician — in an election among professors.

There is no more sacred place in North Korea than Mount Paektu — and getting South Korean President Moon Jae-in to such a spot is a propaganda coup unlike any other. After Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged new steps aimed at ...

Good things come to those who wait. Except, maybe, for Nintendo gamers. The company that created the Super Mario and Zelda franchises is finally embracing online gaming with the debut of its first online subscription service, charging $20 a year for users of its Switch ...

The municipal assembly for Abu, named in May as a potential host site, unanimously adopted a petition asking the Defense Ministry to retract its plan to deploy the missile system.

Japan’s prime minister comfortably beat his only contender, securing 553 out of a total 807 votes.

Now is the time for launching open discussions in earnest on how to wisely adapt to the disruption that the fourth industrial revolution is expected to bring about.

The world should continue to heed the former secretary-general's voice of grace and reason, of morality and solidarity.

Renowned theater director Yukio Ninagawa broke new ground when he launched Saitama Gold Theater in 2006. Instead of seasoned actors, he filled his troupe with amateurs who were all older than 55. Now, nearly 100 groups of senior-citizen actors can be seen across the country, ...

It may be a spring chicken compared to its film festival siblings in Tokyo, Yamagata and elsewhere, but the Kyoto International Film and Art Festival has reached an important milestone: its fifth anniversary. The countdown to No. 5, which takes place from Oct. 11 to ...

U2 front man Bono said he could see the pain on Pope Francis's face on Wednesday when he told him "it looks to some people that the abusers are being more protected than the victims. "Having just come from Ireland we talked about the pope's ...

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks broke an eighth-inning tie to claim a 9-7 win against the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in the only Pacific League game on Thursday. Fukuoka's Akira Nakamura delivered a run-scoring single in the eighth to put his team ahead 8-7. Hawks starter Shota ...

Unseeded Camila Giorgi rallied from a break point down in the final set to beat two-time defending champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 and advance to the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Trailing 2-0 in the final set, Giorgi broke back immediately and ...

Hungarian fencer Gyozo Kulcsar, who captured gold medals in the epee discipline at three Olympic Games, including the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died at age 77, the Hungarian Olympic Committee said on Thursday. Known in Hungary as the "Paganini of the epee" in homage to ...

The Japan Sumo Association lists 82 different ways to win a bout. These winning techniques are called kimarite and the applicable one is announced in the arena immediately following each fight. There are also five "non techniques" covering situations such as a wrestler stepping out ...

Yokozuna Hakuho edged one step closer to his first title of the year and a record-extending 41st career championship after beating Tochinoshin on Thursday, the 12th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho extended his undefeated run at Ryogoku Kokugikan to 12 straight ...

Naomi Osaka's presence is being felt at the Toray Pan Pacific Open this week. The tournament has been played in September since 2007 and usually creates at least a little buzz by attracting a few top players, even in its slot after the U.S. Open. This ...

Rugby officials emphasized that the first Rugby World Cup in Asian would be a "game changer" that could bring the game to the next phase. Speaking at a One-Year To Go Festival event at Tokyo's Meiji Kinenkan, World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said that "history ...

Pinch hitter Yasiel Puig slugged a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh inning that sent the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Wednesday night to increase their NL West lead to 2½ games. "We're going to win the West again," Puig said. Walker ...

Two months ago, basketball superstar LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, he's taking on Hollywood in a big way. The long-awaited sequel to "Space Jam" — the 1996 live action-animated film starring NBA legends Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing ...

A week before the B. League's top flight gets underway, the second division opens its 2018-19 campaign on Sept. 28. The promoted Hachioji Bee Trains play host to the Earthfriends Tokyo Z and the Ehime Orange Vikings face the visiting Hiroshima Dragonflies in the evening's ...

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri lamented the lack of a video assistant referee after Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off on his Champions League debut for the club against Valencia on Wednesday. A tearful Ronaldo was shown a red card in the 29th minute at Estadio Mestalla ...