As a trade dispute rages between the Seoul and Tokyo, a district in the South Korean capital was forced to backtrack Tuesday within hours of starting to put up more than 1,000 anti-Japan banners. Municipal workers had already begun hanging the banners from lampposts in ...

The nation's food self-sufficiency rate on a caloric intake basis was 37 percent in fiscal 2018, the lowest level in 25 years, after domestic wheat and soy bean production dropped sharply due to bad weather, the latest data compiled by the farm ministry has ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged South Korea on Tuesday to uphold a 1965 agreement to settle property claims stemming from wartime grievances. He said mutual trust is at stake at a time of high tensions. Speaking at a news conference in Hiroshima, Abe said South ...

Traders in Tokyo braced for slaughter Tuesday, but while blood flowed at the opening bell, stocks reversed their course and survived the day as the walking wounded.

Household spending rose for the seventh straight month in June amid signs that resilient consumer activity could help counter the effects of weak global demand, although the consumption outlook was clouded by softer wages. The Bank of Japan is hopeful that a pickup in private ...

SoftBank Group Corp. has tapped Nomura Holdings Inc. as lead manager for a domestic bond sale to raise as much as ¥400 billion in what could be one of the biggest in the Japanese corporate bond market, according to sources familiar with the ...

North Korea on Tuesday launched a salvo of strident criticism — as well as two apparent short-range ballistic missiles — conducting its fourth weapons test in less than two weeks and blasting Washington and Seoul over joint military exercises. The South Korean military said it ...

Fuji Television Network has apologized to families of the victims of the July 18 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio after misquoting a friend of anime director Yasuhiro Takemoto, who died in the blaze, as saying "there was no idiot like him" during ...

A piano tuner from Hiroshima is spreading a message of peace with a collection of pianos that survived the bombing in August 1945. Mitsunori Yagawa, 67, fixes the pianos after receiving them from donors and takes them around the country. Born to a hibakusha family, Yagawa ...

Investors the world over are finding an unusual place to hide as the trade war between the United States and China roils global markets: bitcoin. Investors piled into safer securities such as sovereign bonds Monday after China struck back in its trade dispute with the ...

China warned Hong Kong protesters Tuesday that "those who play with fire will perish by it," adding the immense strength of the central government should not be underestimated. The comments represent one of the strongest-worded warnings yet from China's central government over protests in the ...

Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of its atomic bombing by the United States on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of people attending a ceremony at ground zero. In a speech, Mayor Kazumi Matsui urged the government to join a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons. But Prime ...

In a break from the usual rhetoric, Yukio Edano, leader of the largest opposition party in the Diet, is calling on smaller parties to join forces and form a larger joint parliamentary group within the Lower House to counter the overwhelming majority of the ...

Of those who were hospitalized, 729 had severe symptoms that will require more than three weeks of treatment as an inpatient.

A strong typhoon made landfall on Kyushu early Tuesday morning, leaving some people injured and disrupting transportation. After touching down in the city of Miyazaki around 5 a.m., Typhoon Francisco brought strong winds and torrential rain to southern Kyushu as it traveled northward, according to ...

The Financial Services Agency plans to compile a fresh report on post-retirement financing after its previous report sparked a controversy with its estimate that an elderly couple living to age 95 will need ¥20 million in life savings on top of public pensions, according ...

The Fair Trade Commission is investigating Apple Inc. over its pressure on parts makers and whether it abused its power in violation of antimonopoly rules, the Mainichi Shimbun reported Tuesday. The investigation is the latest by regulators against the tech giant after they found last ...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday negotiations have begun with three Pacific island nations to renew a national security agreement that would help Washington counter growing Chinese influence in the region. Under the terms of the deal, known as the Compact of Free ...

Those who were left empty-handed following the first-round lottery in June will get a second chance to apply for tickets beginning Thursday.

Everywhere you turn in the transportation industry these days, Toyota Motor Corp. already seems to be there. From batteries and self-driving vehicles to lunar rovers and ride-hailing companies, the world's second-biggest automaker is on an investment spree, pouring more than ¥300 billion into deals and ...

India's imposition of an unprecedented communications blackout on Jammu and Kashmir hours before stripping its only Muslim-majority state of special rights in place for decades was sharply criticized Monday by media and rights groups. One senior journalist accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of humiliating ...

Between 2012 and 2018, Taiwanese authorities closed 594 schools islandwide. They also cut thousands of classes at the remaining schools and reduced the hiring of new teachers. All were steps taken in response to an ongoing fall in enrollments — approximately 100,000 fewer students per ...

Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, was put into administration on Monday after its bankrupt Norwegian owner failed to find a buyer and calls for its nationalization were rebuffed. The shipyard, whose towering yellow cranes dominate the Northern Irish city's skyline, ...

Victoria's Secret hired its first openly transgender model, a capitulation from chief marketing officer Ed Razek's stance as recently as last fall. Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio posted a photo of herself on Instagram, tagging Victoria's Secret. The brand hired her for a campaign for its ...

President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio. Republican Trump, who has been criticized by Democrats ...

Damascus and Russia resumed air strikes on Idlib in northwest Syria on Monday, a monitor said, scrapping a cease-fire for the jihadi-run bastion and accusing the regime's opponents of targeting a Russian air base. The northwestern region, which hosts some 3 million people, is one ...

Amazon.com Inc.'s determination to offer shoppers the best deals is prompting merchants selling products on its marketplace to raise their prices on competing websites, a testament to the company's growing influence over the e-commerce market. Amazon constantly scans rivals' prices to see if they're lower. ...

The European Union border force Frontex has allegedly been turning a blind eye to ill treatment of refugees by guards at EU external borders, according to media reports Monday. A joint investigation by German public broadcaster ARD, non-profit investigative journalism website Correctiv and British newspaper ...

Britain said Monday it will join forces with the United States to protect merchant vessels in the Gulf amid heightened tensions with Iran, after Tehran taunted Washington that its allies were too "ashamed" to join the mission. Britain's decision to form the joint maritime task ...

The attack on Pavin Chachavalpongun is an attack on all of us.

The games will wow and stun, but they won't be a repeat of 1964.

Coaxing Renault to sell down its stake shows the Japanese automaker is just going through the motions.

In an effort to reach a broader audience ahead of next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Japan's National Theatre is accommodating international guests of traditional kabuki performances by using in-show commentary and English subtitles. On a day during the early summer rainy season, the venue ...

"What Do You See When You Look at Pictures?," the current exhibition at the Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, presents itself as an exercise in visual literacy and is full of thoughtful provocations.

Rookie Hayato Yuge got his second professional win Tuesday, throwing seven strong innings as the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles thrashed the Seibu Lions 10-0. The 25-year-old southpaw received plenty of support from the Eagles batters, who racked up 15 hits and grabbed the lead in ...

Former England captain Wayne Rooney is to leave D.C. United after agreeing to become player-coach of English Championship side Derby County, the clubs announced on Tuesday. "Following the conclusion of the 2019 MLS season, star forward Wayne Rooney will be departing the club to continue ...

Hinako Shibuno made a heroic return home Tuesday evening after becoming a household name by winning the Women's British Open on Sunday. What was awaiting the country's newest golf star upon her arrival at Haneda airport was a large flock of fans, reporters and TV ...

Olympic legend Carl Lewis, attending the Pan American Games at the invitation of Lima organizers, took the opportunity to slam U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday. "We have a president who is racist and a misogynist, who doesn't value anybody but himself," said Lewis, who ...