Japan urged Iran on Tuesday to stick to a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, expressing its strong concern over Tehran's recent decision not to adhere to its limits. "Iran's latest announcement is disappointing and leaves us strongly concerned," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said ...

Nissan Motor Co. has strengthened a task force of senior officials ahead of an expected onslaught of criticism from former Chairman Carlos Ghosn following his dramatic escape from house arrest in Japan, three sources familiar with the matter said. Ghosn, who fled Japan to his ...

The auto giant plans to have it function as a laboratory for autonomous cars, smart homes, artificial intelligence and other technologies.

The public safety commissions in six prefectures designated them Tuesday as “crime syndicates at war” in an effort to weaken them and stop their escalating battles.

The services sector saw its deepest contraction in more than three years in December as business activity took a hit from weak demand at home and abroad, a private survey showed Tuesday. The final seasonally adjusted Jibun Bank Japan Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell ...

Ghosn said that he has “actual evidence” that will prove there was a plot to “take him out” due to his plan to merge Nissan with Renault SA.

With the order to kill a top Iranian general last week, U.S. President Donald Trump may have rekindled Kim Jong Un's worst fears while simultaneously cementing the North Korean leader's belief that relinquishing his nuclear arsenal would be tantamount to suicide. The U.S. on Friday ...

The average temperature in Japan in 2019 hit the highest level since records began in 1898 and was nearly a degree warmer than in a typical year, according to the Meteorological Agency. The temperature exceeded the normal-year level by 0.92 degree Celsius, the agency said ...

Kuniko Urano is the first, yes, the very first woman board member of Komatsu Ltd., a 98-year-old company that is the world's No. 2 construction and mining equipment maker. The path that Urano, 63, took to the boardroom and the reason she's still a solo ...

It's a quarter past 11 p.m. and Mainichi Shimbun political reporter Kenta Miyahara, having just wrapped up his nightly informal chat with a politician he covers closely, begins to set up his smartphone, tripod and lighting in a cluttered office devoid of any of ...

Sony Corp. has unveiled the first prototype of an electric vehicle equipped with autonomous driving technology under its new Vision-S initiative. The concept car, introduced Monday by Sony President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida at a media preview ahead of the annual CES consumer electronics trade ...

The app will read data stored in the IC chip embedded in the cards and confirm whether the data matches information listed on the cards.

Japan should introduce a more relaxed bail system but step up its surveillance of defendants in criminal cases to prevent a repeat of the dramatic escape by fallen auto titan Carlos Ghosn, a former Cabinet minister and Tokyo governor said Tuesday. Despite bail conditions intended ...

Whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will call a snap election is expected to be the biggest issue in Japanese politics in 2020. Many politicians speculate that Abe may dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election in autumn after this year's Tokyo Olympics and ...

Indonesia will mobilize fishermen to join warships in the South China Sea and help defend against Chinese vessels, the government in Jakarta said on Monday, as the biggest standoff for years between Southeast Asia's largest country and China escalated off the coast. In an unusually ...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday called for better relations with the North so leader Kim Jong Un can visit Seoul, despite Pyongyang's abandonment of its nuclear and missile test moratoriums. Moon's appeal came after Kim threatened a demonstration of a "new strategic weapon" ...

Japanese firms outspent their Chinese rivals for the second year in a row to be the biggest deal-making force in Asia in 2019, aided by favorable financing and reduced competition in the face of U.S.-China tensions. Over $200 billion of domestic and foreign deals shook ...

Carlos Ghosn has banked with Switzerland's Julius Baer Group Ltd. for years and the private lender must make a decision on whether to report the link to authorities, according to Inside Paradeplatz. The fugitive former Nissan Motor Co. boss was persuaded to become a client ...

Rakuten Inc. aims to launch full mobile phone carrier services in April, according to Hiroshi Mikitani, the head of the major cybermall operator. The Rakuten group initially planned to begin mobile services last Oct. 1 but postponed the move due to a delay in establishing ...

Japan's record corporate bond issuance will likely slow down, but a boom in environmentally friendly debt could limit the downside. Companies have sold ¥13 trillion worth of bonds this business year, which ends March 31, already the most ever with three months still remaining in ...

Only 40 percent of dams in Japan can pre-emptively release water held in the reservoirs behind them prior to heavy rains to mitigate flood risks, a Kyodo News survey showed Monday. Following recent typhoons and other extreme weather incidents, the lack of a pre-release function ...

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he would testify if subpoenaed during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, complicating Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan for swift proceedings with no witnesses. "I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena ...

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Binh Minh, on Monday underscored the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation and the rule of law in the South China Sea, taking aim at China's militarization of outposts in disputed areas of the sea. At ...

In order to improve the accommodation experience for people with disabilities and elderly guests, the city of Kyoto plans to require all rooms in newly built lodging facilities to be barrier-free in principle, Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa said Monday. The city, one of the most popular ...

The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from U.S. President Donald Trump's assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite international prohibitions on such attacks. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the U.S. will "follow the laws of armed conflict." When asked if that ruled out ...

American Airlines Group Inc. said on Monday it had reached a confidential agreement with Boeing Co, to address damages the airline incurred in 2019 due to the ongoing grounding of its fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft. American, the largest U.S. airline, said the compensation ...

The U.S. has made no decision about withdrawing troops from Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday in response to a letter from a senior military officer that appeared to suggest a withdrawal was underway. Esper told reporters Monday that the U.S. is not pulling ...

Protests were held across India Monday after masked assailants wielding batons and iron rods went on a rampage at a top Delhi university, leaving more than two dozen injured. Controversy over Sunday's violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) comes as a new challenge to the ...

From the face scanner that will check in some attendees to the cameras-everywhere array of digital products, the CES gadget show is all-in on surveillance technology — whether it calls it that or not. Nestled in the "smart home" and "smart city" showrooms at the ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign against illegal drugs has failed to substantially eradicate the menace and ensnare major drug lords and should be reformed to prevent further bloodshed, the country's vice president said Monday. Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, also called for ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to sanction Iraqis "like they've never seen before" if Baghdad kicks out American troops has brought back haunting memories of a decade under international embargo. "If the U.S. imposes sanctions on Iraq, the dinar will plummet and we'll be sent ...

Kenyan police say they arrested three "terrorist suspects" who tried to force their way into a British Army training camp on the same day al-Shabab extremists attacked a military base and killed three U.S. military personnel. An internal police report seen by The Associated Press ...

Thousands of Liberians gathered in the capital Monday to demand that President George Weah take decisive action to improve the economy. Dozens of riot police were deployed in Monrovia, the capital, although the scene remained calm. The government had assured security for the protesters. Roads ...

Global stock markets took another hit Monday while oil and gold prices surged in response to the escalating tensions in the Middle East following the U.S. killing of Iran's top general. The death of Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike has heightened geopolitical risks ...

Japan has long struggled to find balance in its relations with Beijing; that effort continues.

No other people in the world are more temperamentally similar to Americans than Iranians, but thanks to Trump the religious government will probably remain in place for the foreseeable future.

Allies must pay their fair share, but the U.S. president ignores the many benefits of stationing troops abroad.

It's Belgian-meets-Japanese for this collaborative four-hands meal organized by Arts Flanders Japan at Osaka's Rakushin.

It's the Year of the Rat and writer Haruka Murayama dips into the language of the zodiac.

Whether it's used to connect sentences or simply to add emphasis, "noni" is important to convey the idea of "even though."

A Kyodo article delves into Olympics-related vocabulary and tells a heartwarming story in the process.

While officially trained artisans making traditional decorative hair ornaments dwindle, modern artisans are choosing to create new types of accessories using the same techniques.

Former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn promised Tuesday that he will tone down his notorious temper in his new boardroom role at Bayern Munich. Kahn was known as a hothead in his 14 years as Bayern No. 1, but at a news conference on Tuesday he said ...

Hans Tilkowski, the West Germany goalkeeper in the 1966 World Cup final against England, has died. He was 84. German soccer club Borussia Dortmund said Monday that Tilkowski died Sunday following "a long, severe illness," and that he had been with his family. Tilkowski was best ...

Novak Djokovic patted the left side of his chest above his heart with his right hand, wished his Serbian supporters a Merry Christmas, and told everyone else listening: "See you in Sydney." The seven-time Australian Open champion won his singles and doubles matches back-to-back to ...

Nashville general manager David Poile thought he made the key moves to win the Stanley Cup. With the Predators struggling to keep pace in the playoff chase, he fired coach Peter Laviolette on Monday despite winning a Presidents' Trophy and back-to-back Central Division titles. Assistant ...

Outfielder Shogo Akiyama on Monday agreed to a $21 million, three-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, the only major league team that hasn't had a player born in Japan. Akiyama, 31, became a free agent after his ninth season with the Seibu Lions, where he ...

Mike McCarthy won a Super Bowl and went to the playoffs eight straight years while coaching two-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Dallas Cowboys are hoping for similar results from McCarthy with Dak Prescott. McCarthy, who won the title as Green Bay's coach at the home ...

Nikola Jokic wasn't keeping track of his points as the night wore on. He just knew he was scoring a lot. "I never know that," he said. "I just liked the flow of the game. I think I made a few shots and got to ...

Reiss Nelson secured Arsenal's passage to the F.A. Cup fourth round by sealing a 1-0 victory over Leeds United after the English Premier League side was initially outplayed by the second-tier opponent on Monday. Nelson's close-range finish from Alexandre Lacazette's cross came 10 minutes into ...

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa put an end to the initial question about his future, announcing Monday that he is entering the NFL Draft and closing the book on a college career that began with a splash and ended with a devastating injury. Now the questions ...

Ryoyu Kobayashi fell short in the defense of his Four Hills Tournament title after finishing fourth overall in the famous weeklong ski jumping competition. Kobayashi landed jumps of 135.5 and 138.0 meters in the final large-hill event in Bischofshofen on Monday to earn an overall ...