The team transplanted extremely thin sheet-like corneal tissues produced from another individual’s induced pluripotent stem cells that had been stored at Kyoto University.

A Keidanren official said Japanese firms now have a “keen interest” in the huge potential of the continent’s rapidly growing economy.

Two months after the dramatic Trump-Kim meeting at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, the world's most heavily fortified border is back to its perpetual state of tension, as if nothing happened. When U.S. President Donald Trump set foot into North Korea and ...

Mix the rise of e-commerce in Japan with a chronic labor shortage and a graying society and what do you get? An autonomous home delivery robot with a cartoon character voice and big inquisitive eyes. "I'm delivering delicious food," announced CarriRo Deli, a robot the size ...

The Japan unit of Facebook Inc. failed to declare about ¥500 million in taxable income over the two years through 2017, sources close to the matter said Thursday. The tech giant's advertisement revenues earned in Japan were paid to its branch in Ireland, where the ...

South Korea's top court on Thursday sent back jailed ex-President Park Geun-hye's corruption case to a lower court for separate trials for her previously convicted charges, a ruling that could increase her already-lengthy prison term. South Korea's first female president was impeached by lawmakers in ...

But the 44 state institutions have reached over 80 percent of the overall hiring target set for year-end.

Torrential rain in southwestern Japan has left three people dead and one missing, while more than 1,900 people were staying at evacuation centers as of Thursday morning. A 96-year-old woman was found dead at a flooded house in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, early Thursday, a day ...

Hong Kong police have banned a mass pro-democracy rally from going ahead on Saturday over public safety concerns, organizers said, after last weekend saw some of the worst violence in three months of political unrest in the financial hub. In a letter to the Civil ...

Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed opposition to a U.S coalition scheme to patrol the Strait of Hormuz when he met Wednesday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a diplomatic source said. The comment can be interpreted as a strong message toward Japan not to ...

Law professor Cho Kuk's nomination as South Korea's next justice minister could have been a step toward the presidency, but instead he faces allegations of favoritism and hypocrisy over his daughter's schooling in a scandal highlighting the country's class division. A liberal darling with an ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed a damages claim filed over the government's decision to exclude pro-Pyongyang Korean schools from its tuition-free program for high schools, upholding lower court rulings that found the policy lawful. The top court's Third Petty Bench, presided over by Justice Toshimitsu ...

Critics who want to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan are ignoring 20 years of experience.

Despite past reforms, the bureaucracy continues to wield strong influence over policy decisions today.

Few musicians in any era, in any genre, have had such lengthy and varied creative journeys as saxophonist Charles Lloyd. The longevity of his 60-year career is honorable enough, but the unpredictability of his path and the ebb and flow of his musical ideas ...

Shoichiro Mukai powered through the men's 90-kg division at the World Judo Championships on Thursday until losing in the final, while compatriot Chizuru Arai, the defending women's 70-kg champion, was knocked out early. In the men’s 90-kg final, Dutchman Noel van 't End scored ...

Takayuki Kajitani got caught sleeping at the wheel in the outfield during the sixth inning. When he came to the plate in the seventh, however, the Yokohama BayStars veteran was locked in 100 percent. Kajitani hit a tiebreaking two-out single to right to give his team ...

Japan's 12-man FIBA World Cup squad, which includes 10 players who are employed by B. League teams, will measure its overall skills during the upcoming global tournament in China. Similarly, four B. League squads will be put to the test in The Terrific 12, a ...

Australian Olympic men's 100-meter freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers was recovering Thursday after a third operation to treat a long-term heart condition. The 21-year-old, who claimed silver at last month's world championships in South Korea, posted a photo on Instagram of himself in a hospital bed ...

The Kashima Antlers kicked off their Asian Champions League quarterfinal tie with a 0-0 draw in hot and humid conditions against Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday. Antlers, the 2018 champions, were playing Guangzhou for the fifth time in the ACL, and it was the first time ...

Seventh seed Kei Nishikori spoke of his growing confidence Wednesday after advancing to the U.S. Open third round following a gritty 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over American Bradley Klahn. Steady rain restricted play to the two main show courts to start the day at ...