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The mother of a U.S. teen detained in Rome over the killing of an Italian police officer spoke Wednesday of her shock at the arrest of her "thoughtful boy," as the suspect's father arrived in Italy. Finnegan Elder, 19, has been charged with aggravated homicide ...
Bangladesh is facing its worst-ever dengue fever outbreak as hospitals are flooded with patients, putting a severe strain on the country's already overwhelmed medical system. The mosquito-borne viral infection has spread across the country, with 61 out of 64 districts reporting dengue cases by late ...
Toshiro Miyazaki hit a sayonara single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Yokohama BayStars a 4-3 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Central League on Wednesday. Kazuki Kamizato singled off right-hander Kazuki Kondo, with Keita Sano and Tomo Otosaka on ...
Toshiro Miyazaki hit a sayonara single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Yokohama BayStars a 4-3 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Central League on Wednesday. Kazuki Kamizato singled off right-hander Kazuki Kondo, with Keita Sano and Tomo Otosaka on ...
Sanfrecce Hiroshima held on for a 3-2 win over Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League first division Wednesday following a furious late comeback from the visitors. Sanfrecce stunned the two-time defending champions by taking a 3-0 lead through goals from Sho Sasaki, Douglas Vieira and ...
For his first overseas trip, Prince Hisahito will visit Bhutan for 10 days from Aug. 16 with his parents, Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday. The 12-year-old prince, who became second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne following ...
Several Southeast Asian countries, sick of being the wealthy world's rubbish dump, have in recent weeks turned back container-loads of waste from foreign shores. It comes after China last year stopped accepting the world's used plastic, having previously been the biggest market for recyclables. After Indonesia ...
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is less than two months away. The tournament, which is the world's third-largest sporting event, undoubtedly will have a major impact, not just on rugby in Japan, but on many other sports in the host nation. What those effects will be ...
Panasonic Corp. said Wednesday its group operating profit fell 43.6 percent from a year earlier in the April to June quarter to ¥56.39 billion ($519 million), hit by weak sales of industrial components in China. Net profit fell 13.2 percent to ¥49.78 billion in the ...
Former world No. 1 Rory McIlroy will join 15-time major-winner Tiger Woods at Japan's first PGA Tour tournament later this year, organizers announced Wednesday. Woods had already confirmed his participation, but McIlroy's addition adds to the star power at the $9.75 million Zozo Championship in ...
With two Women's World Cup titles in hand, U.S. national team coach Jill Ellis says it's time to move on. Ellis announced Tuesday that she's resigning, just more than three weeks after the United States raised a second consecutive World Cup trophy following a dominant ...
Kyoto Animation Co. has decided to release its new film in September as scheduled, with many fans welcoming the move and voicing support for the company that lost dozens of its production staff in an arson attack last month. "Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jido ...
Japan may achieve fiscal health in the year ending March 2028, one year later than previously estimated, due to decreased tax revenues amid a slowdown in the global economy, the government's latest projections showed Wednesday. According to the long-term projections, the government will run a ...
Next year Tokyo will become the first city to host the Summer Paralympic Games twice, an opportunity that para athletes and officials believe could be a catalyst toward long-term positive change for people with impairments in Japan. In the weeks following the 2020 Olympics, the ...
Yu Darvish was tagged with his fifth loss of the season as the St. Louis Cardinals snatched the division lead away from the Chicago Cubs with a 2-1 victory in their series opener on Tuesday. Darvish (3-5) was pleased with his six-inning effort in which ...
In a meeting with the president of the utility, the governor also accepted its plan to build an on-site storage facility to store spent nuclear fuel.
Tokyo worries the ripple effects of South Korea’s top court ordering Japanese firms to pay redress could cascade into other issues, and reignite war compensation issues with other countries.
Limited manpower and a surge in the number of abuse cases are hamstringing efforts to adequately protect vulnerable children.
Both Japan and the U.S. must make efforts to ensure the long-term stability of the security alliance.
As TICAD expands and deepens Japan's interests in Africa, the conference should also highlight what lessons African countries can offer to industrialized countries when it comes to overcoming comparative disadvantages and demonstrating the power of leadership.
