An invitation to then Emperor Akihito from Yasukuni Shrine to mark the 150th anniversary this year of its establishment was declined last fall by his aides, it was learned Tuesday. The shrine, seen by critics as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, contacted the Imperial ...

Industry minister Hiroshige Seko said Seoul has not shown how Japan has fallen short of international export control measures following the latest move in the bilateral spat.

A protest at Hong Kong airport could not have come at a worse time for people who booked vacations to coincide with the Bon holiday this week.

Violence during protests in Hong Kong will push the city towards a future from which there can be no return, the city's leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday. "Violence, no matter if it's using violence or condoning violence, will push Hong Kong down a path of ...

Tokumasa Miyagi, a 78-year-old Okinawan who lost his father in the Battle of Okinawa in the final phase of World War II, hopes that Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will continue the peace efforts of their predecessors. Miyagi, head of the prefectural association of relatives ...

In Japan's largely male-dominated industries, women who have been promoted to managerial posts are increasingly seeking job advice from external female mentors because of a lack of in-house role models. Momoko Kubota, a 33-year-old section chief in a sales department at SoftBank Corp., is one. ...

The U.K.’s Prince Charles and Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan are among the other foreign dignitaries who are planning to visit for the October ceremony.

Arrests and deportations of foreign teachers in China have soared this year, lawyers, schools and teachers say, amid a broad crackdown defined by new police tactics and Beijing's push for a "cleaner," more patriotic education system. Four law firms told Reuters that requests for representation ...

Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down. Beijing fired what economists called a "warning shot" at Washington by letting its currency weaken in response to President Donald Trump's latest threat of more punitive import ...

People in Japan are likely to enjoy fewer firework displays next summer due to the commitment of security personnel and resources to the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Organizers of fireworks events are already planning to cancel next year's shows or front-load the summer schedule ...

In a large church hall near the Samoan parliament, 175-kg judo practitioner Derek Sua is being thrown to the mat by his Japanese coach, a black-belt who is a third his size. Sua welcomes the training, usually difficult for athletes in Pacific Ocean islands to ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration, denying green cards to many migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance, officials said announced Monday. Federal law already requires ...

Japan should do what it can under existing laws and regulations. Nothing more and nothing less.

It is high time that the national government formulated guidelines on what information it should disseminate in what languages.

Since the late 1970s, people from all over the world have traveled to the village of Toga in rural Toyama Prefecture to attend Tadashi Suzuki's renowned acting classes or to see the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT) and other invited artists perform at the ...

Contemporary urushi lacquerware artist Genta Ishizuka — winner of the 2019 Kyoto's Best Young Artist Award and Loewe Foundation Craft Prize — re-imagines the decorative beauty of traditional lacquer in unusual and sculptural pieces.

Aug. 14-Oct. 14 Japan and Poland have shared 100 years of diplomatic relations, which were first established on March 22, 1919.To celebrate the anniversary, the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is showcasing an exhibition of works by Polish contemporary artists in collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz ...

Aug. 31-Oct. 20 Born in Ginza, Tokyo, Ryusei (Riusei) Kishida (1891-1929), the son of Kishida Ginko (1833-1905), a Meiji Era (1868-1912) journalist and pioneering businessman, is known to have established a unique style of modern painting in Japan. As a young, self-taught watercolor artist, Kishida was ...

Aug. 17-Sept. 22 After illustrating "Mekkira Mokkira Dondon" (1985), a children's picture book written by Setsuko Kasegawa, Furiya Nana began studying lithography at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, in Slovakia, under Dusan Kallay, a printmaker, picture book writer and illustrator. Now based in ...

Almost a month after the main studio of Kyoto Animation was set on fire, killing 35 and injuring many more, details of the victims are still emerging after police released the names of 10 workers on Aug. 2. We know so far that Junichi Uda, ...

DJ Arafat, an Ivorian singer with a huge following in francophone Africa, has died after a road accident in Abidjan, the state broadcaster RTI said on Monday. "Death of artist DJ Arafat... today at 8am as a result of a road accident overnight," it tweeted. According ...

Shuta Tonosaki hit a three-run, first-inning home run, leading the Seibu Lions to an 11-4 victory over the Orix Buffaloes on Tuesday that saw two ejections. With the Lions leading 5-1 in the third, the benches emptied momentarily after Seibu starter Hiromasa Saito hit Shunta ...

Barcelona officials headed to France on Tuesday for talks with Paris Saint-Germain to seal a return to the Spanish club for Brazilian star Neymar, reports said. The club's director for football, retired French international Eric Abidal, and two other top club officials few to Paris ...

World Cup winner Jose Luis Brown, who scored Argentina's opening goal in the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany, has died at the age of 62, local media reported on Monday. The country's football association confirmed the former central defender's death in a tweet, ...

Rookie forward Rui Hachimura and the Washington Wizards are scheduled to play a trio of road games to begin the 2019-20 NBA campaign, it was announced as the league unveiled its regular-season schedule on Monday. Washington faces the Dallas Mavericks on Oct. 23, followed by ...

With just over a year until the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games open on Aug. 25, 2020, officials on Tuesday announced detailed schedules and ticket prices they hope will result in a significant turnout for the entirety of the 13-day event. Organizers at Tokyo 2020 headquarters ...

Andy Murray moved well in his first singles match since January, but not well enough to move on — even to the U.S. Open. Using a bottomless arsenal of drop shots, Richard Gasquet snapped a five-match losing streak against Murray with a 6-4, 6-4 win ...

The Netherlands' most-capped player Wesley Sneijder announced on Monday his retirement from soccer, bringing down the curtain on a trophy-laden career that spanned 17 years. The 35-year-old, who played 134 times for his country, made the announcement while speaking to the YouTube channel of his ...