Syrian government forces rolled into a key region held by U.S.-backed Kurds, winning praise from Russia and heading off a threatened Turkish advance as Moscow and its allies move quickly to fill the void left by a planned U.S. pullout. Syria's army command said its ...

About 60,000 people came to Shibuya’s countdown event in 2016, and more than 100,000 descended on the area in 2017.

Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says the footage proves that a South Korean military destroyer locked fire-control radar on an MSDF aircraft on Dec. 20.

Other concerns include the planned consumption tax hike at home and a stronger yen, with both endangering corporate profits.

Ten-year-old Koharu Yagi gazes at the meters and meters of plastic train track laid out in a room at the Plaza North culture center in the city of Saitama and lets out a sigh of wonder. "It's like a dream being able to play with ...

On a chilly night in late November, Seizo Hashimoto, 65, was stood beside his stall at Otori Shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo, selling ornamental bamboo rakes that are believed to "catch and rake in" wealth and good luck in the coming year. His family's income depends ...

The program includes free public preschool education for all children aged between 3 and 5.

In its efforts to get ready for the 2025 World Expo, Osaka Metro Co. plans to revamp 15 of its subway stations by fiscal 2024 under the banner of creating a "futuristic Osaka," according to officials. The stations on its Midosuji and Chuo Lines to ...

Two of the first kanji Conner Lowe learned were the ones that make up the word daizu, meaning soybeans. For him, knowing those two characters, 大豆, is a matter of life and death because he has a serious allergy to legumes. After the native of Santa ...

Two Hong Kong activists who were arrested by Japanese police for trespassing after staging a protest at the Yasukuni Shrine two weeks ago will be prosecuted in Japan in February, a local legislator said Thursday. Democratic Party lawmaker Andrew Wan, who has been following the ...

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former attorney, denied Thursday that he had ever visited Prague, shooting down a report that he had a meeting with Russian officials there during the 2016 presidential election campaign. "I hear #Prague #CzechRepublic is beautiful in the summertime," Cohen tweeted. "I ...

Sony Corp., the biggest maker of camera chips used in smartphones, is boosting production of next-generation 3D sensors after garnering interest from customers including Apple Inc. The chips will power front- and rear-facing 3D cameras of models from several smartphone-makers in 2019, with Sony kicking ...

Giving birth to dynamic companies in Japan will require nothing but education that values and nurtures extraordinary individuality.

The issue of forced transfers is overstated. Carmakers know how to safeguard their most advanced know-how.

As 2018 comes to an end, The Japan Times' Escape section looks forward to next year and the opportunities for travel around the country in 2019. The year is an important one for Japan: It sees the Rugby World Cup arrive on its shores, the ...

I can't quite believe we're doing this. It's dark and freezing outside, and we only went to bed three hours ago. Yet here we are, walking streets so quiet you can hear the mice snore. It's New Year's Eve, but there's not a carouser ...

Tetsuya Nakashima has been filming the darker sides of human nature for more than two decades, the most commercially and critically successful example being his 2010 murder mystery, "Confessions." So "It Comes," his screen adaptation of Ichi Sawamura's award-winning horror novel, feels like a natural ...

In 13 previous road games before Friday, the SeaHorses Mikawa had lost 10 times. The SeaHorses reversed that trend with an entertaining 106-98 triumph over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders at Todoroki Arena. James Southerland scored 15 of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter to ...

Jockey Christophe Lemaire picked up two wins on Friday to set a single-season Japan Racing Association record with 213 wins. The French-born Lemaire steered 2-year-old colt Maillot Blanc to victory in the sixth race of the day at Nakayama Racecourse to break star jockey Yutaka ...

Kaori Sakamoto was impressive in victory at the Japan nationals on Sunday, rising to the occasion on the biggest domestic stage of the year. That the 18-year-old dethroned four-time defending champion Satoko Miyahara and beat Grand Prix Final winner Rika Kihira may have surprised some, ...

Wataru "Wat" Misaka never demanded the spotlight nor shouted from the roof tops seeking attention. But the reserved, humble man gained a measure of fame late in life when a documentary, "Transcending: The Wat Misaka Story," was released in 2008. As a result, younger generations ...