The health ministry on Monday approved the world's first clinical test in which artificially derived stem cells will be used to treat patients with spinal cord injuries. A team of researchers from Keio University, which filed a request for the test with the ministry, will ...

The Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, drew a lot of attention last year when popular singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu held his first live TV performance there on Dec. 31 for NHK's year-end "Kohaku Uta Gassen" ("Red and White Song Battle") music contest. Many ...

A re-enactment in New York of Korematsu v. United States, a 1944 Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime incarceration of some 120,000 Japanese-Americans, was recently staged with a new ending that takes into account the court's decision to overrule the notorious decision last ...

In interviews with several South Korean media organizations, he doubles down on his demand for an apology from Emperor Akihito.

A group representing disabled people in Japan has said the doorway width stipulated in an amendment proposed for Tokyo's barrier-free ordinance for hotels is unlikely to be wide enough for many wheelchairs. The amendment, which the Tokyo Metropolitan Government aims to put into effect in ...

Gov. Yuriko Koike spoke to the press Monday about her plans to repurpose the former site of the Tsukiji fish market and strengthen ties with Osaka prior to the 2020 Olympic Games and 2025 World Expo, setting out her ambitions for ongoing development of ...

Sharp Corp. on Monday released three new models of its RoBoHoN humanoid robot with a wider range of use for families and corporate clients. The new lineup — two walking models and one that remains seated — focuses more on family users with small children, ...

It was one of the most infamous companies in Japan, rocking the nation with a corporate scandal that ousted a prime minister and then nearly collapsing under a mountain of debt. Now, Recruit Holdings Co. is back, reinvented by a group of employees who quietly ...

In their first message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un since their group formed in 1997, families of Japanese nationals abducted to the country decades ago said they do not oppose the normalization of diplomatic ties if abductees are immediately returned home. In the ...

As the end nears for the last IS enclave in Syria and the fate of jihadis' family members becomes a pressing issue, Russia can be seen as a pioneer in systematically returning children of Islamist fighters home. A potential homecoming of the many foreign women ...

When an Air New Zealand jet to Shanghai was forced to turn around earlier this month, it seemed a relatively innocuous event put down to misfiled paperwork. But it was the first of a string of incidents that are fueling concerns China may be turning ...

The prime minister declines to comment but praises Trump’s efforts to defuse the North Korean nuclear crisis.

A teenager who joined the Islamic State group in Syria but now wants to return to Britain on Sunday gave birth in a refugee camp, as European governments grapple with what to do with returning jihadis ahead of a U.S. troop pullout. Shamima Begum, whose ...

To avoid being left behind again, Tokyo needs to deal directly and catch up with the rapidly changing European socio-political realities.

The immediate outcome is reduced to two routes, neither very attractive but at least going forward.

Digital currencies and smartphone apps are changing the way we do business with the yen, but some monetary habits die hard.

It's hard to translate the word "choshi" into English directly, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't bother with it. Whether it's the condition of your body or your computer, choshi is rather useful.

This Japanese news article introduces vocabulary that has to do with disaster preparedness, a topic we should all know a little more about.

Tokyo's Nakano Ward has decided to allow female students at all municipal junior high schools to choose pants as part of their uniforms starting from April.

Yusei Kikuchi, as Japanese fans can easily see on news reports every night and also on the internet and in newspapers, is doing just fine so far in his first MLB spring training with the Seattle Mariners. But while everyone watches Kikuchi move on from ...

Legendary star player Takehiko Orimo has always been brutally honest and outspoken about Japanese basketball, and his stance on the Akatsuki Five is no different. The Japanese men's national team will face Iran and Qatar on Thursday and Sunday, respectively, with a ticket to the ...

Kei Nishikori rose one spot in the world rankings released Monday by the ATP, moving up from seventh to sixth. On Saturday, Nishikori lost his semifinal at the Rotterdam Open in three sets against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka. The Japanese was seeking his second title of ...

Shohei Ohtani hopes to hit off a tee next week for the first time since Tommy John surgery. "That's the thought, but I'm not trying to rush myself," the two-way Los Angeles Angels star said through an interpreter Sunday. The AL Rookie of the Year had ...

Ryoyu Kobayashi won his 11th event on the 2018-2019 World Cup circuit on Sunday, the third day of competition in Willingen, becoming the sixth ski jumper in history, and the first Japanese, to post 11 wins in a single season. Kobayashi, who had the longest ...

Now that Colin Kaepernick has settled his collusion grievances with the NFL, the next step is getting him back in the league, his lawyer said Saturday night. Attorney Mark Geragos told CNN that Kaepernick "absolutely wants to play" and made a pretty bold prediction about ...