Japan should deploy expansive fiscal stimulus "without hesitation" next year if overseas economies pose downside risks to growth, a draft of the government's annual economic policy road map showed on Tuesday. The government is expected to finalize by the middle of the month the policy ...

Major electronics and machinery-maker Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday it will spend ¥1.2 trillion on research and development activities over the three years to fiscal 2021, up about 20 percent from the level in fiscal 2016-2018. The company plans to use up to ¥2.5 trillion for ...

In an annual statement, the U.S. State Department marked the 30th anniversary of China's June 4, 1989, Tiananmen crackdown with one of its most harsh criticisms to date, delivering a scathing assessment of the massacre and praising the "heroic protest movement" — a message ...

The rate who said they drive was higher in rural areas, where transportation services are limited, indicating cars are essential for everyday trips.

A council at the FSA estimates that a couple who lives until 95 will need at least ¥20 million more than what their pension benefits will provide.

Health minister Takumi Nemoto said the decision was made because of concerns from patients and their families that they could blame themselves for failing to prevent the disease.

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to change its personnel policy to allow employees to hold side jobs by the end of next March, the first such move by a mega-bank. By helping employees seek new challenges and opportunities, Mizuho hopes they will use the experience ...

A week after a mass stabbing in Kawasaki, mourners continued to offer prayers and flowers on Tuesday at the scene where a schoolgirl and 39-year-old father were killed. In the attack on the morning of May 28, Hanako Kuribayashi, an 11-year-old Caritas Elementary School student, ...

Technology giants are bracing for sweeping investigations into their business practices as top U.S. antitrust officials and lawmakers carved out a battle plan targeting Silicon Valley's best-known names — sending shares tumbling and raising the prospect of a drawn-out fight with the government. The House ...

The government decided Tuesday to centralize aspects of the agricultural product export process, including food safety management and the farm ministry's negotiations with importers, starting next spring in an effort to streamline operations. The move is aimed at cutting down export processing times by making ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Tuesday with U.S. acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to bolster the security alliance between the two countries and promote stability across the Indo-Pacific region. "To strengthen the deterrence and response capabilities of the alliance and realize a free and open ...

A total of 1,251 people across the nation were taken to hospitals by ambulance due to heatstroke in the week to Sunday, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday. The number dropped from the previous week's 2,053 but almost doubled from the 659 seen ...

Girls worldwide hope to become leaders, but they expect to face sexism and harassment when they get there, a global child rights organization said in a report released Tuesday. More than 9 in 10 girls and young women said female bosses can expect unwanted physical ...

The board of French car giant Renault is expected to decide Tuesday to begin merger talks with Fiat Chrysler, possibly leading to the creation of a new global giant spanning the United States, Europe and Japan. U.S.-Italian group Fiat Chrysler proposed a "merger of equals" ...

The government plans to make it mandatory for supermarkets, convenience stores and drugstores to charge for plastic bags as the country combats marine pollution from plastic waste.

Japan and the United States will hold working-level talks on a proposed bilateral trade pact in Washington next Monday and Tuesday, economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi said. The Japanese delegation will include bureau directors-general from the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry and the Ministry of ...

Budget carrier Jetstar Japan is expecting to cancel 70 flights in June, 2 percent of the total, due to a temporary shortage of pilots. The carrier had already canceled 16 flights this past weekend. Jetstar Japan said Monday that of the upcoming flights to be canceled, ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked outrage after claiming that he "cured" himself of being gay with the help of beautiful women. Duterte is notorious for his foul-mouthed speeches that include insults, threats to perceived enemies and references to rape that he casts as jokes. The ...

The government has stopped searching for an Air Self-Defense Force F-35A that crashed into the Pacific Ocean some two months ago, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday. The remaining 12 F-35As, deployed at Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, have been grounded since the accident, ...

A fishing boat swept away from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, by the March 2011 tsunami was discovered recently off Kochi Prefecture, about 900 kilometers from its home port, officials said. A patrol vessel operated by the Kochi Prefectural Police found the capsized boat adrift 2.3 kilometers ...

Major opposition parties have submitted a bill that would permit same-sex marriage, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage. The bill, submitted Monday, is unlikely to go far in the Diet, where the ruling Liberal ...

The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South China Sea region as acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington will no longer "tiptoe" around Chinese behavior in Asia. The drones would afford greater intelligence gathering ...

Airlines have begun inspecting 312 of Boeing Co.'s 737 family of aircraft, including some of the grounded 737 Max, because they have wing components that are prone to cracking. The parts must be replaced within 10 days, U.S. regulators said. Boeing informed the Federal Aviation ...

Brazil suspended beef exports to China after a case of mad cow disease was reported in Mato Grosso state, according to a government document seen by Bloomberg, dealing another blow to the nation's meat exporters. Shipments have been temporarily suspended in compliance with quarantine and ...

Semion Rosenfeld, the "last known survivor" of the Nazi death camp Sobibor, has died aged 96, the quasi-governmental Jewish Agency said Monday. The head of the Jewish Agency, Isaac Herzog, said he was "very sad" about the death of Rosenfeld, who he described as a ...

The deaths in Canada of more than a thousand aboriginal women and girls in recent decades was a national genocide, a government inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women concluded in a report on Monday. The 1,200-page report, which resulted from an inquiry launched by ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to mediate between the U.S. and Iran is a logical move that could succeed in providing necessary off-ramps for the two countries.

Tokyo should leverage the momentum of the Trump visit to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance not just symbolically, but in a concrete and forward-leaning manner.

Good things come to those who wait and, after patiently waiting through two episodes, I finally got to see what I show up to "Terrace House" for every week: roommates going on dates. After initially laughing at his idea, Risako headed out with Ruka to ...

Based on the title alone, my expectations going into episode two of "Terrace House" — titled "Tempura Incident" — were high. Viewers of the “Boys & Girls in the City” season are sure to remember the infamous “meat incident” of 2016 where the housemates ...

For ballet fans across Japan, The Royal Ballet represents the pinnacle in dance, and its upcoming summer tour of Tokyo and Yokohama from June 21 to 30 keeps expectations high. As well as a gala program featuring a wide range of works, famed dancer and ...

"Invisible Land" at the TOP Museum doesn't showcase Ryuji Miyamoto's best-known works. Instead, it offers insight into the photographer's development of a style that led to international recognition.

June 8-Aug. 4 Though known as a nihonga (Japanese-style) artist, Hayami Gyoshu (1894-1935) studied and advocated new painting styles, producing works that broke away from conventional perceptions of the genre. He introduced Western-style painting characteristics and continuously experimented and developed nihonga, helping it become a ...

June 8-July 15 In 1920, the Czech playwright and critic Karel Capek (1890-1938) wrote "R.U.R.," ("Rossumovi Univerzalni Roboti" known in English as "Rossum's Universal Robots"), a play that introduced the word "robot" into the English language and explored the effects of technological advances on human ...

June 1-30 One of the most powerful aspects of art is its ability to expand our perception of the world by introducing viewers to different concepts and new ways of looking at things. "Who Opens Up the World" presents 100 works from the museum's collection, all ...

Konbanwa! It has been a long time coming but the international popularity of Netflix's "Terrace House" can no longer be denied. The show is a hit, and we're still reeling from the Karuizawa-based "Opening New Doors" season and all of the drama that ensued ...

England insists it will not be seeking revenge for its heartbreaking defeat to Japan at the last Women’s World Cup when the teams meet at this year’s tournament, but it believes Japanese players will fear it more this time. Japan knocked England out in the ...

Hikaru Ito went 3-for-3 with a home run to lead the Yokohama BayStars to a 3-1 win over the Orix Buffaloes at the start of interleague play on Tuesday. The BayStars catcher finished with two runs, an RBI and a walk after opening the scoring ...

Olympic and world silver medalist Shoma Uno announced on Monday that he was leaving longtime coaches Machiko Yamada and Mihoko Higuchi, who he has trained with since the age of 5. While the move should not come as a total surprise considering their extremely long ...

The NBA Finals returned to the United States on Monday after the best-of-seven showdown's first games were played in another nation, a sign of the league's growing global impact. Defending champion Golden State and the Toronto Raptors traveled from Canada to California after the Warriors ...

Robin Soderling. Novak Djokovic. Kei Nishikori? The native of Shimane Prefecture on Tuesday will attempt to join one of the most exclusive clubs in tennis: Players who have beaten Rafael Nadal at the French Open. The Spanish legend is an other-worldly 90-2 on the red clay ...