On July 19, NHK's morning information program, "Asaichi," featured a very special guest. Hiroshi Kume is one of the most important figures in the history of Japanese media, initially as a popular announcer in the 1970s and early '80s, but mainly as the anchor ...

The death toll in last week's arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio rose to 35 Saturday after a man being treated at a hospital died, police said the same day. Some of the people injured in the incident are still hospitalized. The police ...

The government plans to set up a panel by year-end to discuss how to achieve a stable imperial succession amid a shrinking number of royal family members, including whether to allow female succession, a government source said Saturday. But the panel, consisting of intellectuals from ...

"More than 16,500 women and men were sterilized against their will," reads a newsletter published in 1997 by the Network on Ethics and Intellectual Disability. Shocking. Less so now, as recent developments having made the fact familiar. Shocking all the same. How can civilization have ...

Opposition lawmakers and even members of the Democratic Party for the People are rattled after party leader Yuichiro Tamaki does an about-face and calls for proactive constitutional reform discussions.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not grant Apple Inc. any relief for tariffs on parts made in China for its Mac Pro computer and later added he thought the firm would build a plant in Texas. "Apple will not be ...

A British record high temperature of 38.7 (101.6 F) may have been reached on Thursday, provisional data from the U.K. Met Office showed on Friday. Soaring temperatures broke records in Germany, France and the Netherlands on Thursday as a heat wave gripped Europe for the ...

Japan marked its annual eel-eating day on Saturday, but prices for the endangered fish remain high and supermarkets are giving growing attention to alternatives. The domestic catch of juvenile eels for cultivation fell this season to 3.7 tons, the lowest level since 2003, when comparable ...

Angela Merkel was expecting a friendly chat with business women when she visited Dresden earlier this month. Instead, far-right protesters jeered the German Chancellor's arrival. Hundreds of demonstrators from the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West, a group known as Pegida, gathered in ...

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., which sells a cancer treatment based on the discoveries of Nobel laureate in medicine Tasuku Honjo, has decided to offer him a new proposal in an attempt to settle their dispute over the licensing fee for Opdivo, a company source said ...

Tropical Storm Nari comes ashore in southern Mie Prefecture then moves across the Tokai region before heading to the Pacific Ocean east of the Kanto region.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to tax French wines on Friday in retaliation for France's recent proposal to levy a tax aimed at big U.S. technology companies. Trump had told French President Emmanuel Macron last week that he was concerned about the proposed digital services ...

Two South Koreans died and several others, including athletes participating in the World Aquatics Championships, were injured when an upper floor of a nightclub collapsed in the southern city of Gwangju early on Saturday, a fire department official said. At least 10 people were injured ...

New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to set out his domestic agenda in a speech in Manchester on Saturday, after trying to dampen speculation he could call an early election. Johnson will focus on health, education and infrastructure, after EU leaders rebuffed his calls ...

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano faces pressure from within the party over its weaker-than-anticipated performance in the recent Upper House election.

A senior U.S. official on Friday expressed willingness to hold a trilateral foreign ministerial meeting with Japan and South Korea on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings next week in Bangkok. Foreign Minister Taro Kono, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday offered a pessimistic view on reaching a trade deal with China, saying Beijing may not sign one before the November 2020 election in hopes a Democrat who will be easier to deal with, will win. During a wide-ranging session ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding. The ...

Governments and budget carriers are going to have to find other ways to mitigate the environmental impact of booming air travel.

Vancouver comedian subverts the demure Japanese woman stereotype.

The pleasures of the common Okinawan table are indisputable, but at restaurants like Ryukyu Cuisine Mie or Sui Dunchi guests can experience kyūtei ryōri (court cuisine) created in the spirit of a cherished culinary art.

Name: Craig Mod Age: 38 Nationality: American Occupation: Writer Likes: Myōga (Japanese ginger) Dislikes: Mukade (centipedes) 1. What first brought you to Japan? University brought me. Friends, family, walks and a relatively well-functioning socialist layer of society keep me based here. 2. How should people answer the "where are you from" ...

Goldfish began as a rare luxury, but had become popular pets by the mid-Edo Period (1603-1868).

The first time I went looking for Taiyo, I couldn't find it. But I could smell it. Quite a few people had recommended that I check it out, especially as I have a crater-sized soft spot for curry. And so there I was in ...

Grab Haagen-Dazs' new summer Yuzu Blanc Manger and limited-edition dark green tea ice cream flavors before they're gone.

Don't let Doner Kebab Chao's nondescript "take-out joint" decor fool you: It serves some of the most innovative chicken and beef doner kebabs in Osaka.

Chapter 5 When Franz woke up, not much had changed. He was still in the big new house by the cemetery, which he had just moved into with his wife, Hina, and her parents. It was still Day One. Probably. "How long have I been ...

It has been raining for weeks, but director Makoto Shinkai doesn't seem to mind a bit. The award-winning creator's latest film, "Weathering With You," couldn't have been accompanied by better meteorological conditions than in the weeks leading up to its July 19 release. According to the ...

Ezra Vogel's "China and Japan" is a timely reminder of how public perceptions are shaped by political expediency, how new leaders and propaganda can efface existing goodwill.

Scholarly in the depth of its research methods and the sheer scope of its coverage, Nicholas Bornoff explores the means and instruments for achieving erotic pleasure in 1991 Japan.

In "Waste: Consuming Postwar Japan," Eiko Maruko Siniawer traces the evolution of Japanese values and aspirations from 1945 to the present through the lense of waste and waste consciousness.

The Japan Times is up the rainy, windy mountains of Niigata to cover the weekend’s fun-for-all Fuji Rock Festival, where the headliners this year are The Chemical Brothers, SIA and The Cure. But that’s just a tip of the iceberg.

Daisuke Matsuzaka was yanked after throwing just 32 pitches, during which the former major leaguer allowed eight runs on eight hits and a hit batsman in the Chunichi Dragons' 12-3 Central League loss to the DeNA BayStars on Saturday. Matsuzaka was making just his second ...

Carles Perez scored a second-half brace to lift Spanish powerhouse Barcelona over J. League first-division side Vissel Kobe 2-0 in their friendly on Saturday. The game was one of two high-profile matches featuring J. League clubs on Saturday. In the other one, English Premier League ...

Diego Costa scored four goals as Real Madrid was embarrassed 7-3 by rival Atletico Madrid in the final match of their United States tour on Friday. Real fielded a strong side once again, with new signings Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic starting up front and ...

Egan Bernal looked set to become the first Colombian rider to win the Tour de France after claiming the lead — and the Team Ineos leadership — in dramatic conditions in a 19th stage that was cut short by a hailstorm and a landslide ...

England captain Joe Root hailed his side's ability to perform under pressure afterit bowled Ireland out for just 38 to win a dramatic test at Lord's by 143 runs on Friday. Chris Woakes took six wickets for 17 runs and Stuart Broad 4-19 in an ...