Rescuers on Tuesday raced against the clock to save more than a dozen people still missing after a catastrophic typhoon killed at least 73 people in 12 prefectures and paralyzed numerous areas over the weekend. A total of 14 were still unaccounted for as of ...

On a recent summer evening, tranquility reigned in this small neighborhood in Wakayama, where nothing but the occasional barking of dogs and chirring of grasshoppers broke the peaceful silence. This rural idyll, however, was somewhat marred by the eerie sight of an empty lot that ...

Organizers said this year’s four-day event has brought together 787 exhibitors from a broad spectrum of sectors.

An evacuation center in Tokyo turned away two homeless people as a deadly typhoon approached on the weekend, prompting widespread criticism and a promise from the prime minister on Tuesday that it would not happen again. Staff at the evacuation center at a school in ...

Yudai Funato was accused of causing Yua’s death from sepsis in March of last year.

British companies are coming under more pressure than ever to develop a footprint in non-EU markets.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not visit Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, viewed as a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism by neighboring countries, during its annual autumn festival, government and ruling party sources said Tuesday. But he is expected to send a ritual offering to the ...

WeWork's bankers are pitching investors on what would be one of the riskiest junk-debt offerings in recent years, and potentially giving the venture's top private shareholders a final chance to avoid having their stakes severely diluted. A roughly $5 billion financing package led by JPMorgan ...

Hong Kong's subway system has closed early for more than a week, effectively cutting off the main mode of transportation for millions of residents. Many are now wondering how long it will last. Following unprecedented vandalism on the night of Oct. 4, when Chief Executive ...

A payoff scandal has struck Japan's nuclear world, threatening to delay the restart of idled reactors in what's becoming the industry's biggest crisis since the Fukushima meltdowns of 2011. The issue, which emerged at the end of last month, centers around how an influential municipal ...

The ramifications of the mistake Trump made are so grave that no leader of an ally or friend of American can ignore it.

The U.S. needs a cost-benefit analysis to decide whether the Middle East is still a priority.

We must fundamentally rethink how to create a more sustainable world.

Warrior cops don't make us safer. They're loose cannons who need psychiatric counseling, not guns.

Airlines are investing in virtual reality because the global tourism boom is unsustainable.

Same-sex relationships, American bases in Okinawa, globalization, the Olympics, the atomic bomb, national identity, the exploitation of natural resources — "Image Narratives: Literature in Japanese Contemporary Art" at The National Art Center, Tokyo, does not lack for hot button topics.

Duncan Reid, formerly of British punk group The Boys, brings his latest band to Japan for a series of high-energy live shows

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said Tuesday that Japan's performance at the Rugby World Cup has "changed the face" of the sport. Asked whether Japan could become a Tier-1 nation and play in either the Six Nations or the Rugby Championship, Beaumont said, "What we ...

Kei Nishikori announced Tuesday on Twitter that he will part with longtime coach Dante Bottini, who has guided him since 2011. "After nine years of working together literally day in and day out, I have decided it is time for a new voice," wrote Nishikori, ...

Former All Blacks scrumhalf Justin Marshall screamed "what a pass" in his television commentary, while New Zealand and Irish media credited it with sparking "The Great Escape." Dane Coles pretends not to remember the pass at all. "Which one was that again?" the All Blacks hooker ...

Rugby World Cup organizers filed misconduct charges against Scotland on Tuesday over comments made about Typhoon Hagibis, after the Scots threatened legal action if their final pool game was canceled because of the deadly storm. Organizers said they had "issued misconduct charges against the Scottish ...

Stephen Jones might have been a late call-up to the Wales coaching squad but he has quickly got himself up to speed on one aspect of the job — revealing as little as possible to the media. Jones took over as attack coach after Rob ...

Climbers Miho Nonaka and Kai Harada gave Japan two bouldering golds Monday at the inaugural World Beach Games, an international beach multisport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees. Keita Watabe, meanwhile, finished behind Harada for the men's silver, raising the medal hopes ...

Chiba Jets point guard Yuki Togashi maintained his poise during his zero-point scoring performance (0-for-11 from the floor) in Sunday's series opener, a game in which he dished out 12 assists. A day later, Togashi bounced back and regained his shooting touch as the Jets ...