U.S. President Donald Trump, well-known for his off-the-cuff remarks, hinted Tuesday at the possibility of military action against North Korea if necessary, despite emphasizing his "good relationship" with leader Kim Jong Un. "We have the most powerful military we have ever had and we are ...

A group of university students and professors on Monday called for drastic steps by the government, companies and universities to stamp out sexual harassment of job-hunting students, a problem they say lurks in the shadows because victims fear to speak out. Although the labor ministry ...

A divisive deregulation is on the horizon at Tokyo's Toyosu wholesale food market, with rules that limit large-volume fish purchases to intermediate wholesalers, select major supermarkets and other certified entities expected to be removed in June 2020. The move is among measures announced by the ...

The spending could further strain the industrial world’s heaviest public debt burden, which is more than twice the size of the Japanese economy.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he is arranging a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in when he visits China for a trilateral summit in late December. Abe also unveiled plans to visit India from Dec. 15 to 17 for a summit with Prime ...

Kanto Kosan Co. is suspected of disposing wastewater at the ports since 2008 and covering it up, according to the Wall Street Journal.

In talks slated to begin next month, Rengo will seek to narrow the wage disparity between regular and nonregular workers as well as between small and large firms.

Surprise victories in Scotland helped save the Conservative Party in the 2017 election but U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in danger of losing those gains next week, forcing him to look elsewhere for a parliamentary majority. "This time is going to be very, very ...

For mainlanders in Hong Kong, the city's protests pose a complicated challenge, with even some who backed the demonstrations now wary of a movement that has become vocally and sometimes even violently anti-China. Christine Wang moved to Hong Kong from the mainland seven years ago, ...

There's a powerful new player watching what you buy so it can tailor product offerings for you: the bank behind your credit or debit card. For years, Google LLC and Facebook Inc. have been showing ads based on your online behavior. Retailers from Amazon.com Inc. ...

In January 1993, an ambitious Chinese Communist Party boss — 39 years old, chubby cheeks and a mop of black hair — visited Hong Kong. He was seeking out the city's rich among the shimmering skyscrapers, hoping to secure investment in Fuzhou, the second-tier ...

Japan is the world's pioneer in tackling the problems it currently faces. If the nation can successfully resolve them, it can potentially export its solutions to the rest of the world.

Japan's misguided consumption tax hike makes a big fiscal package inevitiable.

When Western ideas on self-improvement are expressed in Japanese, what kinds of words pop up most often?

The "gira-gira" of the hot summer sun's glare gives way to the "kira-kira" of festive lights decorating the streets for the holidays.

A Kyodo article looks at the annoyance of mandatory end-of-year parties and outlines the best type to have — short and seldom.

Business vocabulary makes up a chunk of this English lesson on the cashless payment methods that the Japanese government is promoting.

The anime film "Weathering With You" by Makoto Shinkai has been nominated in four categories in the 47th annual Annie Awards, including best animated independent feature, the international animated film society ASIFA-Hollywood said Monday. Two other anime directed by Japanese were nominated in the same ...

The Yomiuri Giants officially broke with tradition on Tuesday when they made pitcher Shun Yamaguchi available to major league teams by completing his posting system application. The 32-year-old is the first player the Giants have posted since the system was introduced after the 1998 season. Major ...

Tomoki Hiwatashi made his competitive debut in Japan at the NHK Trophy last month before an appreciative crowd. Though he finished a disappointing 10th, fans had a chance to see the young American's potential firsthand. Hiwatashi's story is unique. Born in the United States to ...

Ace Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has slammed global track and field chief Sebastian Coe for taking away track and field disciplines such as the 200 meters from next year's Diamond League. The IAAF dropped the 200 meters, 3,000 steeplechase, triple jump and discus from its ...

By the time the playoffs arrive, the Seattle Seahawks are going to feel just fine in a close, tight game. Even when they're comfortably ahead, the Seahawks have a way of making the final minutes more than a little unnerving. "Close games are cool, aren't they? ...

It was a day worth celebrating for the Buffalo Sabres. On the team's 50th birthday as a franchise, the Sabres scored five goals in the first period on their way to a 7-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. It was an offensive ...

Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. said Monday that all the pressure will be on dethroned champion Anthony Joshua in their contentious showdown in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz caused one of boxing's biggest upsets in New York in June when he handed Joshua a first defeat to ...

James Ennis III hit a 3-pointer and dropped for three pushups, celebratory calisthenics in an early run in which the 76ers flexed their offensive muscle "I wanted to get a little workout in," Ennis said. Ennis passed the fitness test and Tobias Harris scored 26 points ...

After becoming the first six-time winner of the Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi said he's far from finished. "I hope to continue for a long time," Messi said on Monday in Paris from behind a row of the trophies which honor the world's best soccer player. "I ...