The Cabinet on Tuesday approved bills that would rewrite the country's fishery laws for the first time in about 70 years as it seeks to encourage more people to start fish farming and revive the shrinking industry. Under the envisioned system, prefectural governments will no ...

During the planned meeting, Abe is expected to seek cooperation in resolving the abductions issue and brief Pence on his recent visit to China.

Americans started voting Tuesday in critical midterm elections that mark the first major voter test of Donald Trump's presidency, with control of U.S. Congress at stake. As polling stations opened at 6:00 a.m. on the East Coast, Republicans were keenly aware that losing their majority ...

Dealing with various climate change-related issues is likely to be one of the top points of discussion at the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit in Osaka next June, Jacques Attali, one of the world's most prominent nongovernmental organization leaders, said in an interview with ...

The research group is hoping the result will be utilized to devise effective suicide prevention measures, such as expanding phone consultation services at times when most suicides occur.

Tokyo plans to help Malaysia issue yen-denominated “samurai” bonds worth ¥200 billion as the two countries seek to foster closer economic and cultural ties.

Facebook said Monday it blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to "foreign entities" trying to interfere in the U.S. midterm election. The announcement came shortly after U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies ...

The government plans to set a clear rule that no trademark containing any era name can be registered. The government will revise its trademark application screening criteria, which currently only reject registration of the current era name, officials said Monday. The government hopes to make sure ...

Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed gratitude to his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, for Ankara's efforts in securing the release last month of journalist Jumpei Yasuda from a militant group in Syria. During a joint appearance with Cavusoglu in Tokyo on Monday, Kono said Turkey is ...

Dante Bucci is a 22-year-old marketing student who lives in one of Washington's most hip neighborhoods. The New Jersey native is clean cut, well dressed and well spoken. But as a Republican in one of the most liberal cities in America, his political views are kryptonite ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration temporarily exempted Japan and seven other parties from its ban on Iranian oil imports as Washington reimposed sanctions against Tehran on Monday as part of its "maximum" economic pressure campaign against the Islamic republic. The administration granted a 180-day waiver ...

The mayor of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by the 2011 tsunami disaster, stressed Monday how resilience and inclusivity are necessary for rebuilding the city as he spoke at the United Nations to mark World Tsunami Awareness Day. "The inclusive and accessible society to ...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with the right-hand man of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday in New York to discuss denuclearization, just days after Pyongyang hinted that it could resume building up its nuclear program if crippling sanctions ...

Skillfully handling the wartime labor ruling could help put bilateral ties back on track.

The implications for Japan of the U.S. withdrawal from the INF treaty are complex and still unclear.

Policy actions will be required to enable Japan to harness its technical strengths in the life sciences, robotics and digital innovations to become a global hub for pursuing next-level health innovations.

One year after The National Art Center, Tokyo, and the Mori Art Museum presented the expansive "Sunshower: Contemporary Art From Southeast Asia 1980s to Now," The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, (MOMAT) has unveiled "Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia 1960s-1990s." Both projects were ...

Nov. 10- Jan. 27 In 1827, French inventor Joseph Nicephore Niepce (1765-1833), who is recognized as a pioneer of photography, took the world's oldest photograph from a camera when he documented a building he saw through a window. Architecture has been a subject for photographers ...

Nov. 14-Jan. 20 Toeko Tatsuno (1950-2014), an award-winning Japanese artist who specialized in prints and oil paintings, received a lot of attention during the 1970s for her stripe motifs and distinct use of grids. Throughout the following decades, she continued to pursue her unique style, ...

Nov. 10-March 31 Landscape is one of the most popular themes in art. Whether it's natural or urban settings, artists have long sought to express the world they see around them. With the theme of "landscapes" central to "Seeing Through a Glass," this collection seeks to ...

Yuta Watanabe logged 31 and 32 minutes in the first two games of the Memphis Hustle's NBA G League season. The former George Washington University player started at small forward in Memphis' season opener on Saturday against the host Rio Grande Valley Vipers in Edinburg, ...

Yuki Soma's first career goal secured Nagoya Grampus a badly needed 1-0 win at Cerezo Osaka on on Tuesday. Grampus' first win in three games lifted them into 15th place in the first division, one point clear of the drop zone. At the other end ...

Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 on Monday after a two-year absence and is assured of becoming the first man in the history of the ATP rankings to finish a season at the top spot after being outside the top 20 during that season. That's ...

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters announced Monday a basic design for their new ballpark to be completed in the spring of 2023 as Japan's second with a retractable roof. The 35,000-seat facility will have a high peaked roof reminiscent of traditional old-style Hokkaido homes, and ...

It's too early to determine if the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka's Saturday victory will have a profound impact on their performance this season. But every pro sports franchise needs a first win to help lay a foundation for any given season. Indubitably, that's what Saturday's shocking ...

Just when you didn't think he could go one better, he did. Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu stunned the skating world again with his artistry and technical prowess on the way to a commanding victory at the Helsinki Grand Prix last weekend. Hanyu set three world ...

An own goal by Timothy Fosu-Mensah gave Huddersfield its first Premier League win of the season as it beat fellow struggler Fulham 1-0 to climb off the bottom of the table. The win lifted Huddersfield, which before Monday had scored only four away goals ...

Zach LaVine decided to take the game into his own hands and finally put an end to this double-overtime affair. Scoring a career-high 41 points, including all eight in the second overtime and the game-winning free throw with 0.2 seconds left, LaVine led the Chicago ...