U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that a "very big" trade deal with Japan is expected soon as he held talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the southwest French town of Biarritz. "We are working on one and we are fairly close," Trump said ...

With exactly one year to go, the countdown begins for Tokyo to become the first city to host the Paralympic Games twice.

The Chinese territory of Macao on Sunday elected former legislature head Ho Iat Seng as its leader — the sole approved candidate. Ho, who has deep ties to China, is expected to cement Beijing's control over the special administrative region and distance it from protests ...

In December 2015, Boris Johnson joked that he wouldn't go to some parts of New York because of the risk of meeting Donald Trump, a man of "stupefying ignorance." How times change. Johnson was London's popular mayor, Trump a presidential outsider attacking the U.K. capital on ...

Tokyo, calling the drills “unacceptable,” makes a protest about South Korean military exercises Seoul says are intended to “defend” a cluster of rocky islands in the Sea of Japan.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked Attorney General Geoffrey Cox if Parliament can be shut down for five weeks starting early next month, the Observer newspaper reported, citing a leaked email from senior government advisers to an adviser in No. 10 Downing St. The move ...

Prices of imported minced fish products — ingredients for fishcakes used in popular oden hot pot dishes in Japan — have been soaring due to increased demand in Europe, the United States and China, as well as rising logistics and personnel costs, according to ...

The head of the Immigration Services Agency says over 3,000 foreign laborers are set to work in the country under new visas introduced in April.

After formally withdrawing from a landmark arms-control treaty earlier this month, the United States now hopes it can better counter its geopolitical rival China by closing what experts characterize as a yawning "missile gap" with Beijing — and it may look to Japan for ...

Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and their son Prince Hisahito returned Sunday from a weeklong private family vacation in Bhutan, the first overseas trip for the 12-year-old heir to the chrysanthemum throne. The family of the crown prince, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, ...

The rapid deterioration of nuclear arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation pacts adds to the rising risk of the use of nuclear weapons.

Irresponsible investment will only embolden the Myanmar government and military to further whitewash the heinous acts committed against the Rohingya.

Alitalia's Regional General Manager for East Europe and Asia Massimo Allegri had much to share during his recent interview with The Japan Times, but he wanted to start off on the right note.

Collaborations, ethical statements and flashback trends — is Japanese fashion going through an identity crisis?

New York-based writer Mitsuyo Okada offers advice to Japanese hoping to broaden their cultural horizons.

From elegant bud vases to innovative color-changing vessels, ceramists in Japan prove you don't need an elaborate bouquet to highlight flowers in the home.

In 1185, Japan's Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genpei) clans played out the final battle of the Genpei War, the result of which would have a profound effect on Japan ushering in its first shogun with Kamakura as the shogunate. In the latter part of the ...

There's a certain script that you need to follow when interacting in Japanese. It's a shame nobody told St. Francis Xavier.

Sarah, who had been found abandoned in a box as a tiny kitten in April 2017, was first featured in Adopt Me! last year. From being dumped, then rescued, then featured in The Japan Times, the dreamy-white glam girl caught the eye of Emmy ...

Shota Imanaga pitched six solid innings and Tomo Otosaka drove in two runs on Sunday in the DeNA BayStars' 3-0 win over the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants. In front of 45,948 at Tokyo Dome, Imanaga (12-5) struck out eight of the 21 batters he faced, ...

Feleipe Franks was clutch one minute and confused the next, showing the kind of inconsistency that got him benched five times in two years. His job might be in jeopardy again if not for Florida's defense. Franks made up for three inexcusable turnovers by accounting for ...

It's been five years since Kei Nishikori upset Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the U.S. Open to secure his first, and so far only, appearance in a Grand Slam final. At the time it was seen as a stroke of luck that Roger Federer, ...

Late drama capped a hard-fought game between Japan and Tunisia on Sunday afternoon. The final highlight-reel play belonged to former UCLA guard Michael Roll, who spun just outside the lane and scored a jumper in the final second to lead Tunisia to a gutsy 78-76 ...

Takuma Sato held off Ed Carpenter to win the IndyCar race Saturday night at World Wide Technology Raceway. Sato won by 0.399 seconds. Tony Kaanan was third, followed by Santino Ferrucci and Simon Pagenaud. Sato's second victory of the season comes on the heels of his ...

Andrew Luck watched one last game from the sideline Saturday. Then he said goodbye to the NFL. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback heard boos as he walked away from the field, then walked to the podium and made the surprise decision official. The oft-injured star is retiring ...

The countdown has begun for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, with Sunday marking one year until the games featuring athletes with a range of disabilities begin. Tokyo, which last hosted the games in 1964, will be the first city to host the Summer Paralympics twice. Japan ...