A public bus hit pedestrians on Sunday on a crosswalk near a major railway station in Kobe, killing two people and injuring at least six others. Police said Yusei Nasu, 23, and Rio Yanai, a 20-year-old university student, died in the accident. The city's fire department ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party was dealt a crushing blow when it lost the Lower House by-elections in both Okinawa and Osaka.

Carlos Ghosn’s wife, Carole, assumes a starring role in the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman’s defense and becomes his chief spokeswoman as well as appealing to both the public and politicians on his behalf.

Forget how many carats — how ethical is your gold? As high-end consumers demand to know the origin of their treasures, some jewelers are ensuring they use responsibly sourced, eco-friendly or recycled gold. Specialized producers now tack a "fairmined" ecologically friendly label on their output, ...

No skid marks have been detected on the road in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district where a car crash killed two people and injured eight others Friday, causing investigators to suspect that the driver mistakenly stepped on the gas pedal, police said Saturday. Mana Matsunaga, 31, and ...

Ukraine readied Saturday for a change in leadership as a young comedian appeared set to crush his incumbent rival in presidential polls, delivering a stinging rebuke to the old elite. The 41-year-old TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy's bid to lead Ukraine began as a long shot ...

China's National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, will consider tougher rules on research involving human genes and embryos, the first such move since a Chinese scientist sparked controversy last year by announcing he had created the world's first "gene-edited" babies. He Jiankui, associate ...

There's no denying that Japan, amid a severe labor crunch and a shrinking population, will need to rely more on foreign workers in the coming years, and that's especially true for small and midsize companies. Because of language issues and cultural differences, smaller firms often ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sends a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine, which is regarded as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism by some other Asian countries.

It has been 20 years since two heavily armed young men in dark trench coats entered a Colorado high school and launched a bloody attack that seared the word "Columbine" into the American psyche, forever transforming the debate on gun rights and school violence. At ...

Overconfidence led to disappointment, and could signal a new direction in relations between Tokyo and Seoul.

There are important structural reasons for Likud's durability in power, and a strong economy is just the start.

Patricia Flor brings new meaning to the phrase "hit the ground running." Within two hours of her arrival in Japan last autumn to begin her assignment, she jumped straight into work.

These small gadgets have the big jobs of controlling home appliances, keeping kids safe and printing on virtually anything.

It's April on Shiraishi Island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea. The nights are still crisp, dipping to 4 degrees Celsius, but the sky is clear and the stars arc over the beach like thousands of glittery sequins on a pop idol's stage dress. The ...

As performers of Shinto theatrical dance age, the Sanriku International Arts festival hopes to encourage youth to help preserve tradition.

The Alvark Tokyo excelled over the final two months of the regular season, elevating their play to match their impressive victory total from their title-winning 2017-18 campaign. Winning 16 of 20 games in March and April, the Alvark completed the season with a 44-16 record. Second-year ...

Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, who signed a "promotional contract" with Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation earlier this month, made an in-ring appearance during Sunday's event at Yokohama Arena. The 40-year-old Filipino grabbed a microphone and addressed a crowd of 12,914 before the day's final two matches, ...

Although it will not earn him a berth at the world championships, 12-year-old Rikuto Tamai announced his name as one to watch on Sunday after winning Japan's indoor diving championship. The 143-cm Tamai, a first-year junior high school student, won with 474.25 points at Tokyo ...

Misaki Doi shook off minor leg trouble in her singles win against the Netherlands to clinch Japan's 4-0 victory in their Fed Cup World Group II playoff tie in Osaka on Sunday. Doi's 6-3, 6-2 win over Bibiane Schoofs in the decisive third rubber at ...

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks' lineup combined for 16 hits on Sunday to claim their three-game series on the road against the Saitama Seibu Lions. While the Hawks' bullpen thwarted the Pacific League's defending champions, last year's Japan Series winners had back-to-back five-run innings in their ...

Akira Sone remained on course for her dream of progressing toward an Olympic gold medal on Sunday as she captured her second straight Japan women's national judo championship. The 18-year-old Sone, the reigning Asian Games heavyweight champion, had her back to the wall after receiving ...

Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo returned from injury to score his first goal for Galatasaray since his transfer last year in the Turkish top-flight team's 3-1 win over Kayserispor on Saturday. The 32-year-old Nagatomo, who completed a transfer to Galatasaray in June after being loaned to ...

World No. 1 Naomi Osaka hopes to bounce back from her recent defeats and conquer a new surface as she launches her clay-court season in Stuttgart, Germany, this week. The reigning Australian and U.S. Open champion has enjoyed a dazzling rise to the top of ...

If things keep going the way they are, Kodai Senga will make opposing batters hope the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks become flexible enough to let him move to the major leagues. The 26-year-old Senga, who has consistently been rated highly by major league scouts and is ...

Fabio Fognini ended Rafael Nadal's winning streak at the Monte Carlo Masters, stunning the defending champion 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to reach the final for the first time and hand Nadal his first defeat here since a loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2015 semifinals. Fognini ...