Auditors at Kansai Electric Power Co. were aware that officials had received improper gifts even before a general shareholders meeting in June, and had raised questions on how management had dealt with the issue, sources close to the matter said Thursday. The latest revelation has ...

The government is preparing to tighten regulations on foreign investment in Japanese companies that do work in areas sensitive to national security, including space development and nuclear energy, government sources said Thursday. The government will revise the foreign-exchange law to require that foreign investors seek ...

Delivery firm’s “platformers” in Japan want better terms, benefits and working conditions, particularly accident insurance.

Two Japanese men in their 20s were convicted Thursday in the murder of a taxi driver in Cambodia's northwestern province of Siem Reap earlier this year and sentenced to at least a decade in prison. Um Chanthol, presiding judge of the Siem Reap Provincial Court, ...

Almost a year has passed since the South Korean Supreme Court handed down a ruling ordering Japanese firms to pay damages to wartime forced laborers.

North Korea said on Thursday it had successfully test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile the day before to contain external threats and bolster its defenses ahead of fresh nuclear talks with the United States. The launch was the most provocative since North Korea resumed dialogue ...

The potential benefit to Singapore from the turmoil in Hong Kong: $4 billion. That is the upper end of an estimate from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. of the money that investors have moved to Singapore amid escalating political protests in the former British colony. The New ...

Francois Zimeray said he views Carlos Ghosn’s treatment under Japan’s criminal defense system as problematic.

The United States on Wednesday said it would slap 10 percent tariffs on European-made Airbus planes and 25 percent duties on French wine, Scotch and Irish whiskeys, and cheese from across the continent as punishment for illegal EU aircraft subsidies. The announcement came after the ...

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new Surface devices with twin-screens that open like books, including a notepad-sized version that will put it back in the smartphone game next year. Surface Duo was touted as the first device in the lineup to fit into a pants pocket, ...

Hong Kong police groups are urging the city to impose curfews and invoke other powers under a controversial colonial-era emergency law as Chief Executive Carrie Lam struggles to control escalating unrest. Associations representing front-line officers and inspectors called on the government to take dramatic steps ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will respond flexibly to constitutional revision proposals from other parties, the LDP's leader on the matter said. Hiroyuki Hosoda, who made a comeback as head of the LDP Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision of the Constitution last month, mentioned ...

Head to the winding streets of Tokyo's trendy Omotesando district on any given day and you'll see young South Korean women taking selfies in front of popular cafes or snapping photos of their logo-emblazoned coffee cups. But behind that familiar scene, employees at those cafes ...

Despite the government's continued push to raise awareness of a rubella outbreak, only about 8 percent of men age 40 to 47 — who are most vulnerable to being infected — have used coupons for free antibody tests, health ministry data has shown. The number ...

When the extraordinary Diet session convenes on Friday, 15 government-sponsored bills are expected to be submitted — one of the lowest totals since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's second stint started — reflecting his administration's determination to focus its energy on revising the Constitution. But coming ...

The year is 2025 and militants have attacked India's parliament, killing most of its leaders. New Delhi retaliates by sending tanks into the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. Fearing it will be overrun, Islamabad hits the invading forces with its battlefield nuclear weapons, triggering ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared for his first debate of the 2019 election on Wednesday, clashing with his main rival, Andrew Scheer of the Conservative Party, just three weeks ahead of the knife-edge vote. They sparred in French over heady topics such as laicism, abortion, ...

Japan is expected to grant pardons to 500,000 to 600,000 petty criminals on the occasion of Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22, officials with knowledge of the plan said Wednesday. The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will formally approve the plan in mid-October, ...

The Hayabusa2 on Thursday released a robotic explorer bound for the surface of an asteroid in the probe's final task before returning to earth, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said. The Minerva-II2, a small rover attached to Hayabusa2, began its descent toward the surface ...

Hotels and bathhouses at the famed Beppu Onsen hot-spring resort in Oita Prefecture continue to be divided over whether to accept tattooed visitors. Tattoos are widely accepted in many countries, but in Japan the practice is often associated with yakuza and other crime group members. About ...

Wall Street stocks tumbled Wednesday after lackluster US employment data deepened recession worries amid grinding trade conflicts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at 26,078.62, down 1.9 percent or nearly 500 points, the second day in a row with a loss of more than one ...

Twitter Inc. said it was in the process of fixing a worldwide outage on its microblogging website and dashboard management platform TweetDeck, which had affected thousands of users for several hours on Wednesday. "The issue is just about fixed. You should be able to access ...

President Donald Trump raged against impeachment Wednesday, tweeting that the process was "BULLSHIT" and calling for the lead investigator in Congress to be charged with treason. Trump — accused of leaning on Ukraine's president to dig up dirt on one of his main 2020 election ...

The Democrats are replaying the Republicans' 1998 proceedings against Bill Clinton, a futile exercise that damaged Republicans, enhanced Clinton's power and caused institutional damage as well.

The take-home message for Japan from Beijing's 70th anniversary extravaganza is that not all is as it seems in China.

Rugby fever has arrived in Japan — and at the Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel. In the spirit of the festivities, restaurant Buffet Dining Kochel, along with Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, presents a dinner menu featuring ingredients from Rugby World Cup 2019 host cities through Nov. ...

In athletics events where the start is critical to success, many fans have no perspective of what it's like to compete at such a high level. Seiko's new Block Cam technology changes that — it gives television viewers a look at action that has ...

NHK World's Songs of Tokyo Festival 2019 served up crowd-pleasing performances by some of the most popular names in J-pop. "Songs of Tokyo" began in 2017 aiming to spread Japan's music and culture around the world ahead of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo. The ...

The Tokyo Art Association will hold the 21st Tobi Art Fair at the Tokyo Art Club in Tokyo's Minato Ward from Oct. 4 to 6. Around 100 art dealers who belong to the Tokyo Art Dealers' Association will set up an exhibition to showcase some ...

The 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off on Oct. 28, and promises a celebration of local talent alongside its program of interntional films

Shinobu Sato, a Japanese soprano singer known for her performances in European and American opera houses, has died, her office said Thursday. She was 61. She died on Sunday and a funeral attended by immediate family members and close relatives was held, according to the ...

Hideki Noda's new play updates the story of 'Romeo and Juliet' and sets it to a soundtrack of songs from Queen's classic 1975 album, 'A Night at the Opera'

The Kawasaki Brave Thunders and Utsunomiya Brex, who were formerly known as the Tochigi Brex, combined for 89 victories in 120 games last season. So it was no surprise that both teams played a scrappy, intense game to usher in the B. League's fourth season ...

Naomi Osaka said she was "angry relaxed" after winning the last 10 games against unseeded American Alison Riske to surge into the last eight at the China Open, 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday. Osaka and U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu, two young stars of women's tennis, ...

Japan coach Jamie Joseph opted Thursday to start Michael Leitch but keep Pieter Labuschagne as game captain for the Rugby World Cup Pool A game against Samoa this weekend. Joseph named a side for Saturday's game at City of Toyota Stadium that shows three changes ...

The city of Higashiosaka is one of the biggest manufacturing towns in Western Japan and has the third-highest population in Osaka Prefecture at 495,000. But the Osaka suburb is also well-known as a rugby city because of Hanazono Rugby Stadium, which saw Georgia play ...

The Flying Fijians are back. Semi Radradra scored two tries and Levani Botia made five conversions, leading previously winless Fiji to a 45-10 rout of Georgia on Thursday in the World Cup Pool D action. Fiji, which earned four points for a win and a bonus ...

Andy Murray expressed disappointment about the crowds at the China Open, where some of the best players in the world have competed in front of swathes of empty seats. Poor attendances at sporting events have been in the headlines because of the sparse turn-out at ...

England head coach Eddie Jones on Thursday paid tribute to Japan's "outstanding" Rugby World Cup win over Ireland, before turning his attention back to his team's crunch match against Argentina this weekend. Former Japan head coach Jones led the Brave Blossoms to a famous 34-32 ...