Fussa Hospital is suspected of suggesting to 149 kidney disease patients that they forgo the blood-cleansing treatment, resulting in the death of at least one.

Frustrated by their failure to merge Osaka's wards, Gov. Ichiro Matsui and Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura shock political circles by quitting to run for each other’s positions next month.

Heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. said Friday it has found 211 cases in which airplane engines were improperly inspected over the past two years, including by uncertified workers. It has also found cases where qualified workers did not follow the prescribed order in conducting maintenance ...

Six years have passed since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced plans to create a "Japan in which women can shine," urging more working mothers to take on leadership positions with pride. But as the world marked International Women's Day on Friday, few women have taken ...

The White House continues to hold out hope that the "final, fully verified denuclearization" of North Korea is possible by the end of President Donald Trump's term in 2021, a senior administration official said Thursday, amid reports warning that a key rocket site is ...

The lawyer who freed Nissan’s savior confesses it was his idea to have the beleaguered auto exec dress like a construction worker with allergies to elude the media upon release.

This is the second in a series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. For the disaster-hit coastal areas of Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, tourism is more than just ...

For years, President Donald Trump has complained that countries hosting American troops aren't paying enough. Now he wants to get even, and then some. Under White House direction, the administration is drawing up demands that Germany, Japan and eventually any other country hosting U.S. troops ...

Steve Bannon, the controversial former chief strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, on Friday credited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for pioneering a global "nationalist" movement while urging him to form a united front with Washington against an "expansionist" and "predatory" China. Bannon was in ...

The legal revisions, which ban any form of workplace harassment and obligate companies to prevent bullying and abuses of power, could take effect as early as fiscal 2020.

The government said Thursday it plans to ask horse race and pachinko parlor operators to consider using facial recognition systems to restrict admission of gambling addicts. The adoption of facial recognition systems is part of a basic plan to combat gambling addiction that the government ...

Spending by households rose 2.0 percent from a year earlier in January, up for the second straight month on more expenditure on home renovations, government data showed Friday. Households with two or more people spent ¥296,345 ($2,660) in the reporting month after adjusting for inflation, ...

Major Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp. will halt six domestic plants for up to two months due to China's economic slowdown, informed sources have said. The Chinese slowdown has dented demand for semiconductors for industrial machinery and consumer electronics, according to the sources. The six factories, ...

Japan's economy grew an annualized real 1.9 percent in the October-December period, upgraded from preliminary data thanks to an upswing in capital expenditure, the government said Friday. The reading showed the world's third-largest economy had rebounded after a string of natural disasters caused a contraction ...

One recent afternoon, two men showed up at the entrance to Rappler, a Philippine online news site co-founded and headed by veteran journalist Maria Ressa. Introducing themselves to the guard as "independent writers," the men sought to call out Ressa for "damaging" the country's reputation ...

Three high school teachers were referred to prosecutors Friday over an ill-fated mountaineering lesson at a ski resort in Tochigi Prefecture that resulted in eight deaths in an avalanche in March 2017. The three, including Hisao Sugamata, 50, who led a group of students from ...

Companies headed by Carlos Ghosn, the embattled former head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, made donations to his children's school and the posh debutantes' ball in Paris where his daughters were presented. The contributions, first reported by L'Express Magazine, were confirmed by the ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the government plans to promote ride-sharing services that are currently banned in most areas to help improve the availability of transportation in rural areas. "It is necessary to review the current system from the standpoint of (transportation service) users," Abe ...

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday will tell the European Union that the outcome of a historic vote on her Brexit deal next week is in its hands, as signs emerged that the two sides are at least trying to make progress toward ...

Two months into 2019, Airbus SE has logged cancellations for 103 jetliners and garnered a grand total of four new sales — and the sales were for the A220 plane manufactured in Canada by Bombardier Inc. The deal for the A220s — formerly the Bombardier ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative for Venezuela pledged on Thursday that Washington would "expand the net" of sanctions on the South American nation, including more on banks supporting President Nicolas Maduro's government. "There will be more sanctions on financial institutions that are carrying out ...

Many warn that the stimulus potential is depleted, particularly in Japan, with its negative short-term interest rate.

Now spoken at a useful level by 1.7 billion people around the world, the language doesn't belong to the Anglosphere anymore.

Osaka will host four games for the Rugby World Cup at its Hanazono Rugby Stadium. Check out our guide to the city to find out what to do when you're in Osaka for the weekend.

Frontcourt mates Robert Sacre and Ryan Kelly combined for 52 points as the Sunrockers Shibuya outplayed the visiting Niigata Albirex BB in Friday's B. League series opener. In the Sunrockers' 92-77 victory, Sacre put 27 points on the board, making 10 of 17 shots from ...

Two athletes from Japan's Paralympic boccia team left with good impressions Friday after visiting the site of the Ariake Gymnastics Centre, the future venue for the sport at next summer's Tokyo Games. Hidetaka Sugimura and Takayuki Hirose, members of Japan's silver medal-winning mixed team at ...

The Sunwolves head into Saturday's game with the Blues at QBE Stadium, north of Auckland, knowing a second consecutive win on New Zealand soil could scupper attempts to have the side culled by next year. The Daily Telegraph in Australia reported Friday the Japanese franchise ...

A World Rugby news release late Wednesday night from Dublin may have appeased some parties concerned by plans for a new worldwide league, but many questions remain as to how Japan will be affected. The sport's governing body was attacked from all sides last week ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers might be ready to trade wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Buffalo Bills. Or maybe not. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Thursday night that the Steelers were closing in on a deal to send the disgruntled wideout to Buffalo. However, Brown soon replied to ...

The Gonzaga University men's basketball team's sustained excellence is one of the most remarkable stories in contemporary sports. Really. The Bulldogs are, well, a Pacific Northwest dynasty. And they are on the verge of their 21st straight — no, that's not a misprint — NCAA Tournament ...

Richard Beyer, a former American pro wrestler who was popular in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s, died at his home on the outskirts of Buffalo, New York, on Thursday, his son said. He was 88. "It is with a very heavy heart to let ...