The bank will keep lending billions of dollars to the world’s second-biggest economy, taking a different stance from the World Bank and its plans to reduce loans to China.

The government expressed willingness to support France in restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral, while officials and notable Japanese figures expressed sadness after Paris' iconic Catholic church was badly damaged by fire. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a message to French President Emmanuel Macron, saying that ...

Foxconn's Chairman Terry Gou said Tuesday he is considering whether to run for Taiwan's 2020 presidential election, a day after Reuters reported the tycoon planned to step down from the world's largest contract manufacturer. Speaking on the sidelines of an event to mark the 40th ...

The ministry said the remains of the jet’s tail had been found but they were still searching for the rest of the plane, which contains top-secret technological secrets.

A survey showed that final-year students of both junior and senior high schools did not reach the 50 percent goal set for them by the government.

As Tokyo anxiously prepared for trade talks with the United States that started this week, one of the chief concerns of the Abe government and Japan's private sector was what to expect when negotiating with the Trump administration, and to glean insights from how ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could hold his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week amid stalled nuclear talks with the United States, media reports have said. A senior Russian diplomat has confirmed that preparations are underway for a ...

Is there anything firefighters could have done to control the blaze that tore through Paris' historic Notre Dame Cathedral sooner? Experts say the combination of a structure that's more than 850 years old, built with heavy timber construction and soaring open spaces, and lacking sophisticated ...

A secluded mountain region that was thought to be free of plastic pollution is in fact blanketed by airborne microplastics on a scale comparable to a major city, such as Paris, alarmed researchers reported Monday. Over a five-month period in 2017-2018, an average of 365 ...

Speaking to reporters after the first day of meetings, Toshimitsu Motegi signaled his opposition to the potential inclusion of a currency provision in any deal.

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.2 percent in fiscal 2017 — a fourth straight year of decline — as the use of renewable energy increased, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday. Emissions totaled the equivalent of 1.292 billion tons of carbon dioxide in the fiscal year ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely be eager to take advantage of Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Japan to flaunt his diplomatic clout, especially in an election year. But Abe will need to play a careful balancing act between cozying up to China ...

Soon after a fire engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, news outlets began streaming live broadcasts on YouTube. Below several of the clips was an odd box of text: A snippet from Encyclopedia Britannica about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. YouTube, a ...

A massive fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below. The blaze collapsed the ...

The United States commitment to Taiwan's security remains "rock-solid," a former top-ranking U.S. official said Monday, as the two sides commemorated the 40th anniversary of legislation guaranteeing U.S. support for the island. The laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1979 required Washington to provide ...

The China presence in Europe seems far more complicated, extensive and insidious than that of Japan during its economic heyday.

Worried about Huawei's 5G? Wait till it gets into the game for 95 percent of all data and voice traffic.

Tom Stoppard is one of the most influential figures in theater today and one of the most internationally performed postwar dramatists. Both his 1966 Tony-winning absurdist tragicomedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," featuring minor characters from Shakespeare's "Hamlet," and his time- and space-spanning masterpiece "Arcadia," ...

An overachieving infant, Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-89) sketched at age 3, studied ukiyo-e from 7 and joined a branch of the Kano school of painting at 10. He offended officials, was shunned as an ex-convict, applauded by Josiah Conder and then forgotten after WWII. Now, ...

While "Game of Thrones" fans worldwide were laughing and howling their way through the premiere of the latest season, Chinese fans on Monday were left blasting the censored version that streamed online in the country. The fantasy epic on HBO is famed for its X-rated ...

Hideaki Wakui pitched a two-hit shutout and picked up his first win of the season Tuesday as the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 6-0. Wakui (1-1) struck out seven without issuing a single walk at Zozo Marine Stadium to help ...

Russell Wilson is sticking around with the Seattle Seahawks as the highest paid player in the NFL. Wilson posted a video on social media early Tuesday saying, "Seattle, we got a deal," shortly after agreeing to a $140 million, four-year extension with the Seahawks, his ...

President Donald Trump says he will present Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Woods won his fifth Masters title Sunday, overcoming personal and professional adversity to once more claim the green jacket. Trump tweeted Monday that he spoke to Woods and congratulated him on ...

Yu Darvish thawed out and then nearly overheated in balmy South Florida, but he found enough in reserve to throw his hardest to the final batter he faced. Darvish struck out eight in a season-high 5⅔ innings for his first win of the year, and ...

Sometimes in life we meet a person we automatically connect with. It could be a classmate, teammate, co-worker, teacher or mentor. The communication and respect are there from the outset and blossom with time. When it spans countries and generations, it can become something truly beautiful. Such ...

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics unveiled the competition schedule on Tuesday, giving fans hoping to attend the games their first opportunity to plan their itineraries. Tokyo 2020 sports director Koji Murofushi walked a full news conference through the highlights of the marquee event, which ...

The Carolina Hurricanes waited 10 long years to finally bring the playoffs back to town. They almost seemed determined to cram a decade's worth of goals and hits into one game. Rookie forward Warren Foegele had two goals and an assist, Dougie Hamilton also scored ...

Arsenal benefited from a bizarre goal from a goalkeeping error and Watford striker Troy Deeney's red card to claim a 1-0 win that lifted the team back into the Premier League's top four on Monday. The match was ultimately decided in the space of a ...

The Philadelphia Flyers have hired Alain Vigneault as head coach, hoping the veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup since 1975. Vigneault has led the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final and takes over a Flyers team ...

Two-time Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two other runners with the finish line in sight. Unfortunately for him, one of them was the fastest man in the field. Lawrence Cherono needed every ...

After a dynamic junior season, Gonzaga University forward Rui Hachimura has decided to turn pro. The Toyama Prefecture native declared for the 2019 NBA Draft on Monday. The early-entry deadline for players to announce their intentions to enter the draft is Sunday. Hachimura is projected to ...

Lou Williams led the Los Angeles Clippers to the largest postseason comeback in NBA history. Landry Shamet hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16.5 seconds left, Stephen Curry couldn't answer on the other end, and the Clippers somehow rallied from 31 points down on the road ...