Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso raised ¥258.17 million in political funds in 2017, the highest amount in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a tally of reports submitted by political parties and groups showed Friday. Aso was the only Cabinet member ...

The bill has elicited a fierce backlash from opposition lawmakers, who say it is void of key specifics.

Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, who jointly won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his research on the immune system that contributed to cancer treatments, said Thursday that he believes most cancers will become treatable with immune therapy by 2050. The 76-year-old professor ...

Prosecutors are also planning to re-arrest Ghosn on new charges not yet made public, sources said.

The Trump administration took aim at two Obama-era environmental policies on Thursday to boost the oil and coal industries, proposing to open up a wildlife habitat to drilling and mining and to remove hurdles to the construction of coal-fired power plants. The moves, part of ...

Tensions between the central government and Okinawa rose further on Friday as five vessels were moved into the sea near the Henoko district of Nago, in the north of the prefecture, a key step in the controversial relocation of a U.S. military base within ...

At the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, a giant oceanic manta ray can be seen gliding effortlessly through the Kuroshio Sea attraction's large ocean aquarium, drawing exclamations of delight from onlookers. In a world first, the aquarium in Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture recently announced the creation of a ...

Hibakusha Setsuko Thurlow, an iconic anti-nuclear activist who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, has called on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to meet with people whose views differ with his own after she was unable to secure a meeting with the leader on ...

Spending by Japanese households fell for a second straight month in October as a rise in vegetable prices due to bad weather caused consumers to tighten their purse strings, government data showed Friday. Consumption by such households dipped 0.3 percent from a year earlier to ...

Swedish communications giant Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson said a problem with its software caused Thursday's massive telecommunication disruption that affected SoftBank users across Japan. People were unable to make emergency calls to report a fire or request an ambulance as the phone and data connection trouble ...

India's toxic air claimed 1.24 million lives in 2017 — 12.5 percent of total deaths recorded that year — according to a study published in Lancet Planetary Health on Thursday. More than 51 percent of the people who died because of air pollution were younger ...

In the 1870 Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," underwater explorer Captain Nemo predicted the mining of the ocean floor's mineral bounty: zinc, iron, silver and gold. India is catching up with that as it prepares to unearth treasures down below. The floor of ...

The move comes amid concerns about security breaches that have led the United States and other countries to ban them from supplying infrastructure products.

On Sept. 11, then-Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda gave a news conference at which she stated the government's intention to revise laws for local taxes. The ministry, which regulates taxation at the prefectural and municipal levels, is trying to rein in the furusato ...

A municipal assembly member in Kagoshima Prefecture said Thursday that a desperate search for a toilet prompted him to break the law by driving his car at 169 kph on an expressway in April. Masataka Hisai, a 28-year-old member of the Shibushi Municipal Assembly in ...

A total of 69 foreigners working as part of the technical intern program died between 2015 and 2017, according to a Justice Ministry tally made available by an opposition lawmaker on Thursday. The figure comprises those who died due to accidents, illness or suicide, according ...

The body of U.S. President George H.W. Bush arrived by train at his presidential library in College Station, Texas, on Thursday to be buried following a funeral at a Houston church where he was remembered by family members who knew him best as "Gampy." Bush, ...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's behavior gives no indication that he attaches importance to bilateral ties with Japan.

Be more concerned about the company's possible involvement in espionage than its alleged violations of sanctions against Iran.

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Shoplifters" has been nominated in the best foreign language film category at the Golden Globe Awards, organizers announced Thursday. His compatriot Mamoru Hosoda's "Mirai" is also among the nominees for best motion picture in the animated category of the awards, which are ...

After the first quarter ended, the SeaHorses Mikawa held the slimmest of margins on Friday night in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture. Then the SeaHorses heated up on offense and seized control of their game against the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka. The hosts dominated the second and third quarters, ...

Consadole Sapporo's Mihailo Petrovic on Friday was named the J. League first-division Manager of the Year after the Serbian-born head coach steered the club to its best-ever result in the top flight. Petrovic, 61, helped Consadole clinch a fourth-place finish in their second season since ...

The Japan Sumo Association accepted the resignation from Takanoiwa, who himself was a victim of assault last year that led to the resignation of Harumafuji.

Sixteen-year-old starlet Rika Kihira blew away the competition with a stellar short program Thursday at the Grand Prix Final, posting the highest women's score in the world since the judging system was revised ahead of the season. Kihira continued her exceptional Grand Prix debut campaign ...

Third in a three-part series In his book "Only in America: The Life and Crimes of Don King," the late author Jack Newfield noted that Sonny Liston had made a big impression on George Foreman. This influenced Foreman's demeanor as a fighter, including his facial expressions, ...