China on Tuesday lashed out at a group of former diplomats and academics who signed an open letter to President Xi Jinping calling for the release of two Canadians detained on national security grounds. Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were on Dec. ...

British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on European Union membership by trying to use Parliament to grab control of Brexit from Prime Minister Theresa May. With the clock ticking down to March 29, ...

Princess Mako’s suitor — whose prospective engagement to her is currently up in the air over family financial trouble — claims the issue is resolved.

The three largest operators plan to stop selling pornographic magazines at outlets across the nation by the end of August.

Police said Tuesday a man believed to have shot and killed another man the previous day at a karaoke bar in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment hub fled from the scene via motorcycle, suggesting the suspect had prepared a means of getaway. The victim, identified as Lee ...

If you suffer from pollen allergies and live in eastern or western Japan, forecasters recommend starting treatment as soon as possible. This spring's pollen season is expected to kick off in mid-February and peak in March across much of Japan, with allergy sufferers in Tokyo ...

China will order detailed punishment measures for officials in regions that miss air-quality targets this winter, refusing to accept unfavorable weather or mounting economic pressure as excuses, an environment ministry official said Monday. China is in the fifth year of a war on pollution to ...

Separated from his wife by a transparent barrier in a visiting room at the immigration detention center in Minato Ward, Tokyo, Colak touched it with his left hand to feel the warmth of her right hand. It was the closest they could get during ...

The institution was among several found to have discriminated against female applicants in entrance examinations.

The government hopes to promote a shift toward a cashless society as well as cater to foreign workers — who may face hurdles opening bank accounts.

Carlos Ghosn's latest request for bail was rejected Tuesday by the Tokyo District Court despite the ousted Nissan chairman offering to wear an electronic ankle tag in an unusual bid to win release after two months of detention for alleged financial crimes. The ruling, widely ...

The mystery over the recently discovered use of real human bones as skeleton models at schools has continued to deepen. How the real bones were procured is unknown in most cases, as no precise records exist. People familiar with the matter say that the bones seem ...

Two vans were hijacked in Londonderry on Monday, police said, two days after the Northern Irish city saw a car bombing involving a stolen car in an attack pinned on a dissident paramilitary group. A bomb in a hijacked car blew up outside the courthouse ...

Line Corp. is betting that tie-ups with Japan's biggest financial institutions will help convince its 78 million users to entrust the free texting app with their money. The operator of Japan's most popular messaging platform plans to introduce the Line Securities equities trading service jointly ...

As a forerunner facing various social challenges, including addressing the aging population, as well as environmental and energy issues, Japan is poised to find solutions and share them with other countries that are also expected to be confronted with these complex problems. Through hosting the ...

A researcher who claimed to have created the world's first genetically edited babies will face a Chinese police investigation, state media said Monday, as authorities confirmed that a second woman became pregnant during the experiment. He Jiankui shocked the scientific community last year after announcing ...

Foreign influence-peddling and populist attacks on truth pose a threat to think tanks and to democracy itself.

A Chinese researcher wanted to be a pioneer so badly that he ignored ethical boundaries; others think a Nobel is a license to rant

It's still possible to deliver a sustainable future for both people and the planet.

The U.K. has set a new standard for political paralysis — but the EU has little to boast about.

Britain can take real pride that a messy, fraught, passionate struggle over a fundamental principle of democratic and civic life is taking place within it.

Beyond sushi and sukiyaki, all kinds of Japanese dishes are being enjoyed around the world more than ever before. From recipes served at the family table to finely crafted delicacies, washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine, was registered on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013. As ...

Japan Night will return to Davos once again to offer participants of the 2019 World Economic Forum meeting the opportunity to savor some of the finest Japanese cuisine. The annual event, to be held on Jan. 23 at the Central Sporthotel Davos, is among the ...

Six kinds of Fukushima Prefecture's sake will be served to complete the feast at the annual Japan Night reception during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019 — one of the events that VIPs from around the world attending the conference look forward to ...

Whether it's regular theater that gets you going these days — or you're skipping along more to musicals — as 2019's curtains rise, variety will be the spice of live stages this coming year. In the realm of musicals, American composer Dave Malloy's 2012 "electropop ...

The Museum of Kyoto's latest exhibition presents a promising cast of 45 emerging local artists working in miscellaneous mediums from lacquer to small-scale mixed-media installations.

Ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi said he was "surprised" to be greeted by so many television cameras and reporters at Haneda airport on Tuesday as he returned home midway through his remarkable breakout season. Kobayashi has won nine events on the World Cup circuit this season, ...

Rafael Nadal is back to feeling healthy. Probably not a coincidence that he's back in the Australian Open semifinals. Playing his familiar brand of court-covering, ball-bashing, opponent-frustrating tennis, Nadal claimed 20 of his first 23 service points and saved the only two break chances he ...

Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation by French authorities, told the Japanese Olympic Committee executive board on Tuesday he will work to fight bribery allegations linked to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics. At a board meeting in Tokyo, the JOC president apologized ...

One of the first orders of business for a rikishi promoted to sumo's second-highest division (jūryō) is getting a keshō-mawashi (ceremonial apron-style belt). Large and heavy, keshō-mawashi are only worn during ring-entering ceremonies and special events. The starched cords attached to a wrestler's regular mawashi during ...

Yokozuna Hakuho claimed his 10th straight win on Tuesday to take a two-bout lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in his quest for a record-extending 42nd top division championship. On the 10th day of the 15-day tournament, Hakuho calmly dispatched No. 4 Okinoumi ...

Adding Sonny Gray to a rotation already improved by the offseason acquisitions of Tanner Roark and Alex Wood has the Cincinnati Reds thinking about their first NL Central title since 2012. "I think we have a group of guys that can hold their own with ...

Nothing could stop Klay Thompson, certainly not the Lakers' defense. The Golden State Warriors made sure of it, too, setting screens and calling plays for the star guard, who tied an NBA record by making his first 10 attempts from 3-point range on his way ...

Lest anyone get the idea that Stefanos Tsitsipas' upset of Roger Federer was a fluke, the 20-year-old from Greece followed it up by beating No. 22 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) at the Australian Open on Tuesday to become the ...

The NFL will consider allowing video reviews of pass interference calls, according to multiple reports Monday, in the wake of a heartbreaking no-call in the NFC Championship Game. The Washington Post and ESPN reported the league will consider expanding its video replay to include pass ...