World / Politics Jan 2, 2019

Macron government on tenterhooks as new tax regime takes effect

National Jan 2, 2019

South Korea demands apology from Japan for flight over navy warship

National / Crime & Legal Jan 2, 2019

South Korean forced labor plaintiffs seek Nippon Steel asset seizure

World Jan 2, 2019

U.K. forced marriage victims charged repatriation costs

Asia Pacific Jan 2, 2019

Australia stands by canceling citizenship of IS recruiter despite Fiji challenge

National Jan 2, 2019

Emperor Akihito greets well-wishers in final New Year's address

Business / Economy | 2019 Outlook Jan 2, 2019

Economic outlook for 2019: More uncertainty for Japan's economy amid planned tax rise and global slowdown

by Cory Baird

Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 2, 2019

Taiwan's Tsai rejects call by China's Xi for unification under 'one country, two systems' approach

National / Politics | 2019 Outlook Jan 2, 2019

Japan already in for politically hectic 2019, but may see 'double election'

by Tomohiro Osaki

Asia Pacific Jan 2, 2019

Indonesian landslide leaves at least 15 confirmed dead, with 25 still missing

National Jan 2, 2019

Three found dead after fire on central Japan island of Sado

Business Jan 2, 2019

Goodbye Stalin: Moscow metro sheds Soviet look in bold new stations

National / Politics | 2019 Outlook Jan 2, 2019

2019 to test Abe and Japanese diplomats over efforts to secure return of Russian-held isles

by Reiji Yoshida

Business Jan 2, 2019

Deep underground, new NYC train hub slowly takes shape

Asia Pacific / Social Issues Jan 2, 2019

Two women enter Indian temple, defying centuries-old ban

Asia Pacific Jan 2, 2019

Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods climbs to 85

National / Politics Jan 2, 2019

In New Year's statement, Abe vows to step up peace treaty talks with Russia in 2019

National / Politics Jan 2, 2019

As wartime issues simmer, 2019 looks to be another testing year for Japan-South Korea relations

World / Crime & Legal Jan 2, 2019

Retired U.S. Marine arrested in Russia for spying was there for wedding: family

World Jan 2, 2019

New Year's Day dip: Europe enjoys a frosty traditional plunge

Business Jan 2, 2019

Italy's Uffizi demands return of Nazi-looted painting, refuses to pay intermediaries

World / Social Issues Jan 2, 2019

Pope bemoans profit-hungry disjointed world, praises unity over diversity

World Jan 2, 2019

Death toll hits new peak in Indian Kashmir as both sides dig in for fierce 2019

Business Jan 2, 2019

China's generic drug makers struggle to survive bulk-buy policy onslaught

Business Jan 2, 2019

Italian populist Luigi Di Maio promises to cut lawmaker pay via 'wonderful law'

World / Social Issues Jan 2, 2019

Vatican letter said to undermine U.S. bishops' efforts to address sexual abuse scandal

Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 2, 2019

Hong Kong democracy camp kicks off 2019 with protests, braces for confrontational year

World Jan 2, 2019

Emboldened Taliban kill 21 Afghan security force members, threaten city: official

Business Jan 2, 2019

Economy said key issue as post-Castro Cuba fetes 60 years of revolution amid challenges and change

World / Crime & Legal Jan 2, 2019

U.K. police probe Manchester station knife attack as 'terrorist' incident

World / Politics Jan 2, 2019

Brazil inaugurates far-right firebrand junta fan Jair Bolsonaro as president

World / Science & Health Jan 2, 2019

'We have a healthy spacecraft': NASA succeeds in historic flyby of faraway world

Editorials Jan 2, 2019

What awaits Abe in the new year

Commentary / Japan Jan 2, 2019

Preventing issue fatigue on womenomics

by Yumiko Murakami

Commentary / World Jan 2, 2019

Watch this, ignore that: A guide to U.S. politics in 2019

by Lincoln Mitchell

Food & Drink | NATURE'S PANTRY Jan 2, 2019

Could potato flour revitalize a small town in Iwate Prefecture?

by Nancy Singleton Hachisu

Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Jan 2, 2019

How the last czar shaped Japan's courts

by Colin P.A. Jones

Music Jan 2, 2019

Sho player Ko Ishikawa pushes the boundaries of gagaku with free improvisation

by Katherine Whatley

Film / Reviews Jan 2, 2019

'Astral Abnormal Suzuki-san': YouTube comedy series makes it to the big screen

by Mark Schilling

Entertainment News Jan 2, 2019

Netflix locally drops satire episode critical of Saudi Arabia after Riyadh gripes

More Sports / Tennis Jan 2, 2019

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Brisbane International because of thigh strain

More Sports Jan 2, 2019

Ryoyu Kobayashi grabs third straight World Cup victory

More Sports / Football Jan 2, 2019

Urban Meyer leaves on top as Ohio State beats Washington in Rose Bowl

More Sports / Track & Field Jan 2, 2019

Toyo in lead after opening leg of Hakone ekiden

Baseball / MLB Jan 2, 2019

Yusei Kikuchi may follow Shohei Ohtani's example in the MLB

by Jim Allen

More Sports / Boxing Jan 2, 2019

Nasukawa, Rizin reflect after Mayweather bout

by Kaz Nagatsuka

Sumo | INSIDE SUMO Jan 2, 2019

Scandals allowing sumo to ID, rid sport of bad elements

by John Gunning

Soccer / J. League Jan 2, 2019

Veteran F. Marinos midfielder Nakamachi to join Zambian club

by Dan Orlowitz

More Sports / Tennis Jan 2, 2019

Kei Nishikori, Grigor Dimitrov win in Brisbane to set up rematch of 2017 final