South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that Japan and South Korea need to follow a path of cooperation in line with the 1998 joint declaration. Moon made the remarks in a statement issued on Twitter and other media on the 10th anniversary of the ...

A sea of democracy activists flooded the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in a defiant show to the city's leaders that their movement still pulls wide public support, despite mounting violence and increasingly stark warnings from Beijing. Tens of thousands of protesters carrying umbrellas ...

Kohei Ehara sits quietly in the far corner of the spacious conference room in the Prime Minister's Office, largely unnoticed by a group of reporters waiting for Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to start his daily briefing. When he is told of Suga's imminent arrival, ...

A poll finds over half of voters oppose dispatching Self-Defense Forces personnel to the Middle East to join a U.S.-led coalition to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran.

Cultivation of "high-yield rice," an affordable alternative that can be harvested in larger quantities than premium brands, is growing as Japan tries to counter the rise in ingredient costs challenging restaurant chains and producers of ready-made meals. Increasingly viewed as a "savior" in terms of ...

Brazil's backsliding on Amazon conservation under right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and a likely Peronist return to power in Argentina could delay or even derail ratification of an EU-Mercosur trade agreement that took two decades to negotiate. Deforestation has surged since Bolsonaro's election last year. His ...

In deflation-plagued Japan, the minivehicle market has seen a surge in prices over the past decade. The average price of minivehicles with an engine displacement of 660 cc or less stood at ¥1.42 million ($13,400) as of July, up 36 percent from ¥1.04 million in ...

An Afghanistan peace agreement that the United States seems close to reaching with the Taliban has prompted worries that President Donald Trump's desire to quickly withdraw U.S. troops could further plunge the country into civil war. Trump said Friday he was pleased with talks on ...

Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, jamming ports and requiring a hard border in Ireland, official government documents leaked to the Sunday Times show. The Times said the forecasts compiled by the ...

Fuel distributors and others are voicing concerns over instructions given by the authorities on July 25 to apply stricter procedures when selling gasoline following the deadly arson attack on Kyoto Animation Co.'s studio last month. The instructions came after Shinji Aoba, 41, allegedly doused and ...

The main group fighting an insurgency in Thailand's largely Muslim south has held its first meeting with officials from the new Thai government and set out demands as a condition for any formal peace talks. The insurgency in the Malay-speaking region of the predominantly Buddhist ...

Remembering fallen comrades, veterans paraded Saturday to mark the 50th anniversary of the British Army's deployment to Northern Ireland — a key moment in the "troubles." Hundreds of ex-service personnel attended the Northern Ireland Veterans Association event in Lisburn, southwest of Belfast. A total of 722 ...

Police on Sunday arrested a 43-year-old man who was on a nationwide wanted list on charges of causing bodily injury to a driver in a road-rage case that occurred at around 6:15 a.m. on Aug. 10 on an expressway in Ibaraki Prefecture. Fumio Miyazaki was ...

Residents and government officials in areas hosting Olympic events are concerned whether the blanket smoking ban planned at the competition venues will be properly observed during the 2020 Games.

About 60 percent of people with disabilities expect the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics to help promote the understanding of people like them, a survey shows.

Last month after Donald Trump watched Fox News lob what he called "softball questions" at a Democratic lawmaker, the U.S. president criticized his favorite network: "Fox sure ain't what it used to be." After years of often fawning coverage by Fox, particularly from its pro-Trump ...

Hong Kong democracy activists are hoping to get out a huge crowd later Sunday in a bid to show the city's leaders that their protest movement remains defiant despite increasingly stark warnings from Beijing. Ten weeks of demonstrations have plunged the international finance hub into ...

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The loss of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty may be only the beginning.

To say Jose C. Laurel V arrived in Japan at a pivotal moment in the country's history would be an understatement.

Have a young budding animation director on your hands? "The Science Behind Pixar" exhibition takes kids (and so-inclined adults) through the process from modeling and rigging to simulation and rendering.

Space noodles, chemical-free bug control and hassle-free fireworks viewing — just a few things to help enjoy the summer.

What should you do when one of your Japanese colleagues makes a problematic comment? Sometimes it's best to keep things light.

When you live in Japan your friends are often your main system of support. If they happen to pass while they're here, you can sometimes be asked to step in for a relative.

This rather intense-looking fellow is Satsuki, a name more often given to girls since "satsuki" is a type of azalea. However, it is also what we used to call the month of May according to the old Japanese calendar, and that was when our ...

Shun Yamaguchi struck out 10 and drove in a run in the Central League on Sunday to help lead the Yomiuri Giants to a 6-3 win over the Hanshin Tigers. Before he started to struggle in the sixth inning, Yamaguchi retired 12 straight at Tokyo ...

Masato Nakayama scored in the final seconds from the penalty spot, earning 10-man Jubilo a 1-1 draw at Gamba Osaka in the J. League first division on Sunday. Kosuke Onose scored just before halftime for Gamba at Panasonic Stadium, but the hosts could not convert ...

Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani made further progress in his recovery from a right elbow injury, throwing curveballs in a bullpen session on Saturday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last October. "I felt good throwing. I think it will ...