Two policemen were killed on Friday when gunmen armed with hand grenades and a suicide vest stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials said, with the attack claimed by a separatist group which branded Beijing "an oppressor." Pakistani authorities said that ...

The government plans to require companies hiring foreign nationals with planned new work visas to shoulder costs for their return home if the individuals cannot pay their own way.

The Mexican tetra is a small and boring-looking animal, but appearances are deceptive. This fish is famous among evolutionary biologists, physiologists and sleep scientists for its hidden talents.

Amid the upheaval created by Carlos Ghosn’s downfall, the main players in Japan and France agree on one thing: continuing the two-decade-old Renault-Nissan car alliance is more important than the man who led it.

The government has drawn up a planned outline of disaster reduction measures in response to several large natural disasters this year, including steps to prevent airports from being inundated.

Excavation work at Emperor Nintoku’s grave in Osaka Prefecture reveals one of its surrounding greenbelts, not just the tomb itself, was paved with stones.

It's Friday afternoon at the Venetian Macao hotel's Portofino restaurant, and on the terrace a handful of chefs in white uniforms are preparing the casino hub's famous pork chop bun for waiting guests. But today, the bun has a difference. As guests dive in, they're ...

Kunihiko Tanaka was peddling vinegar to sushi restaurants in western Japan when he spotted the opportunity that would change his life. It was the 1970s, and the sushi industry was set to boom. But Tanaka thought it was seriously flawed in how it operated. Artisan ...

In a region where no country allows gay or lesbian couples to marry, Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Thursday rejected a motion that could have paved the way to legalizing same-sex unions. The measure, which would have urged the government to consider granting "equal rights" ...

Chinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiraling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and on social media. The ads — released earlier this week to drum up interest in a Shanghai fashion show the ...

Japanese companies need to seize the moment and proactively market Japan as an attractive and dynamic place to work.

In a global knowledge economy, countries that do not join the competition for high-skilled workers will fall behind.

At the height of the splendor of the Heian Period (794-1185), lady-in-waiting to the Imperial Court, Murasaki Shikibu, wrote "The Tale of Genji," the story of imperial officer Hikaru Genji falling in and out of love with his various suitors. After centuries of war, ...

Sustainable tourism is a hot topic, and in light of Japan's goals to grow the number of inbound tourists to 40 million by 2020 and all the way up to 60 million a decade later, it's one that deserves attention. Fortunately, there are concrete ...

The past few years have been a boom time for Japanese reissues, as labels dredge up everything from ambient obscurities to glossy disco-pop for the benefit of listeners who missed them first time around. For Yukihiro Takahashi, it's all a bit confusing. "Do you understand ...

Nao Kodaira won her 32nd straight women's 500-meter race on Friday, while Tatsuya Shinhama won his first speedskating World Cup competition over the same distance as Japan won three gold medals on Friday. The 22-year-old Shinhama joined a quartet of Pyeongchang Olympic champions on the ...

Friday will be remembered as a day that Markeith Cummings can't forget. The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins power forward scored a season-high 42 points, including two pressure-packed free throws with 2 seconds left in overtime against the host Toyama Grouses. Cummings' impressive afternoon helped Nagoya outlast Toyama ...

With Rika Kihira and Mako Yamashita having moved up to the senior ranks, there will be a new titlist crowned at the Japan Junior Championships this weekend at Accion Fukuoka. The favorites coming into the competition this year are Yuhana Yokoi and Nana Araki. Yokoi, ...

Komusubi Takakeisho set himself up to seal his first championship by earning his 12th win on Friday, the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. The 22-year-old owned most of his bout against 197-kg Bulgarian Aoiyama, seizing the initiative early before winning when the ...

Sumo is a world where success or failure in the ring has direct and tangible effects on a wrestler's life. The more you win, the better your situation becomes in many ways. One visible sign of how well a rikishi is doing is what's on his ...

Although it is too hard to predict the future, the Japan men's professional hoop circuit has made steady growth since its inception in September 2016. The B. League revealed its latest financial results in a news conference at its office on Thursday, saying that the ...

Japan will be looking to end a three-game losing streak Saturday when they take on Russia at Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium in a dress rehearsal of the opening game of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Following games against a World XV and two sides that have ...

Drew Brees made Atlanta pay for losing track of his inexperienced receivers, and New Orleans' defense halted several promising Falcons drives with forced fumbles they could not afford. Tommylee Lewis and Austin Carr each caught his second career touchdown pass, rookie tight end Dan Arnold ...

Rika Kihira returns to the spotlight on Saturday at the Internationaux de France, with the final spots for the Grand Prix Final on the line. Kihira produced a sensational performance to win the NHK Trophy in her Grand Prix debut earlier this month and the ...