A total of more than ¥250 million has been donated by more than 18,000 people to a crowdfunding campaign set up by the city of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, to help rebuild Shuri Castle after it was destroyed by fire last week. The campaign, set up ...

A new round of U.S.-North Korea working-level talks on denuclearization was likely to be held this month or early next month, the South's Yonhap news agency reported Monday, quoting Seoul's spy agency, with leader Kim Jong Un eyeing a December summit with U.S. President ...

Saudi Arabia is pulling out all the stops to ensure the success of Aramco's initial public offering after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman finally decided to offer shares in the world's largest oil producer. The kingdom cut taxes on the company for a third time, ...

The two leaders met during an international gathering in Thailand at Moon’s request.

South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang says the money would be collected from Japanese and South Korean businesses.

A young wrestler dubbed "Little Miss Sumo" is fighting sexism in the ancient Japanese sport, hoping to inspire other women to step into the ring and elevate sumo to Olympic status. Hiyori Kon is the focus of a new Netflix documentary, "Little Miss Sumo," which ...

Hirotada Ototake, a writer born without arms and legs who is best known for his 1998 memoir "No One's Perfect," has embarked on a project to develop electrically operated "robot" legs that will enable him and others like him to walk. The 43-year-old Ototake, who ...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang tells Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the trilateral summit would be held next month.

Arukuma, a chubby, green-colored bear wearing a red hood in the shape of an apple around its face and head, was the winner of a high-profile annual contest held in the city of Nagano on Sunday. The cute, distinctive character, created almost nine years ago, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened once again Sunday to withhold federal aid from California after its Democratic governor criticized his environmental policies. Over the past two weeks, fires have ravaged nearly 40,000 hectares in the sprawling state, where firefighters on Sunday were battling the Maria ...

The first court hearing of a 29-year-old suspect in the alleged robbery-murders of nine people at his apartment in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is still a long way off, two years after the victims' dismembered bodies were discovered. The trial for the murders, which shocked the ...

The government is set to tighten rules on disclosure by Japan's wealthier residents about their overseas assets in a bid to prevent tax avoidance, sources close to the matter said Sunday. It will urge people with overseas assets of more than ¥50 million ($462,000) to ...

The recent Japan-EU agreement cements an all-around partnership.

One thrilling World Series can't make the sport's viewership problems go away.

Describing the rise in a tax hike and a rise in prices means using two different words in Japanese. In either case, things aren't looking up.

It's 4 p.m., do you know where your children are? Maybe they're "omote," which is a way of expressing that they're out in front of the house playing.

A Japanese news article looks at the rising number of Japanese-language institutions in Vietnam and Myanmar.

The Japanese staff of Uber Technologies Inc.'s food delivery service Uber Eats have formed a labor union to negotiate contract terms and seek improved working conditions.

Police said Monday they're investigating a member of the K-pop superstar group BTS over a traffic accident that left him and a taxi driver with minor injuries. BTS' agency, Big Hit Entertainment, said 22-year-old Jungkook admitted that he caused the accident by violating traffic laws ...

Iconic Japanese boy band Arashi has started global online distribution of all of its singles, about a year ahead of the group's scheduled suspension of its activities. Downloading and subscription streaming of all of the five-member group's past 64 songs as well as a new ...

Eddie Jones has been in discussions with England's Rugby Football Union about extending his contract with the national team through the 2023 World Cup in France. Jones' current deal with England, which lost to South Africa 32-12 in the World Cup final in Yokohama on ...

Japanese stayer Mer De Glace and European import Constantinople have been installed as favorites for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup as horse racing in Australia faces surging image problems. First staged in 1861, the "race that stops a nation" has been a fixture on the first Tuesday ...

Guangzhou Evergrande manager Fabio Cannavaro will remain in charge of the struggling Chinese first-division side for now, but only after a stinging rebuke from the club's hierarchy who warned he needed to get things right. The under-fire Cannavaro's two-year reign appeared all but over last ...

England coach Eddie Jones has hit out at "negativity" over his team's performance after a 32-12 loss against South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final. The Australian stood by his players after Saturday's stinging loss in Yokohama, where England looked like a shadow of ...

The 44th and final day of the 2019 Rugby World Cup ended with South Africa capturing the Webb Ellis Cup with a win over England in Yokohama on Saturday. With the tournament over, it wasn't just the teams who were preparing to leave Japan. The ...

For a player who wasn't even part of the Los Angeles Lakers' plans this offseason, Dwight Howard is providing a powerful impact alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Davis had 25 points and 11 rebounds, james added 21 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds and ...

The New England Patriots' unbeaten season crashed to an end under the weight of their own mistakes and inability to contain Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Jackson ripped apart the NFL's stingiest defense with his arm and legs, accounting for three touchdowns and directing a ...

The city of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, was presented with the Award for Character at the World Rugby Awards in Tokyo on Sunday, an evening that saw South Africa claim the major awards a day after winning the Rugby World Cup. The Springboks edged Japan for ...

Given another shot at winning the HSBC Champions, Rory McIlroy delivered his best of the day. Even though he never trailed over the last 14 holes Sunday, and he didn't make a bogey all weekend, McIlroy felt fortunate to be standing on the tee at ...

Mario Balotelli's most important kick on Sunday had nothing to do with the curling shot that he whipped into the top corner of the goal from beyond the box. Rather, it was the drop-kick the Brescia striker made moments earlier when he booted a ball ...

Lewis Hamilton could have settled in for a nice Sunday drive to win the Formula One championship. There was no chance he was going to do that. Not with history at his fingertips. Hamilton wrapped up his sixth career F1 championship with a second-place finish at ...