The coronavirus transmission ability is getting stronger and infections could continue to rise, China's National Health Commission said Sunday, with more than 2,000 people globally infected and at least 56 in China dead. National Health Commission Minister Ma Xiaowei, speaking at a news briefing, said ...

Tokyo is making arrangements with Beijing to evacuate Japanese nationals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that has infected some 2,000 people globally.

The Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps held a ceremony on Sunday to mark the occasion of their joint exercises taking place in Hokkaido. The drills began last Wednesday and will continue until Feb. 8. Two of the Marine Corps' Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft, ...

Japanese railway companies are turning to artificial intelligence to help tackle potential problems for their shinkansen bullet trains caused by snow accumulation. West Japan Railway Co. is developing an AI system to gauge the amount of snow that collects on Hokuriku Shinkansen trains that travel ...

The government plans to abandon for the time being an amendment to the age cap under juvenile law that would lower the age when individuals can be tried as adults from 20 years old to 18.

Boeing Co. successfully staged the first flight of the world's largest twin-engine jetliner on Saturday, a respite from the crisis over its smallest model, the grounded 737 Max. The 777X, a larger version of the 777 mini-jumbo, touched down at the historic Boeing Field outside ...

The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious insects from feasting on their crops in the rural community Katitka. The worst ...

Just days before the new year, Gov. Yuriko Koike revealed the Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy, the capital's long-awaited plan to eliminate carbon emissions, transition to renewable energy and take the lead in the fight against global warming. "Around the world, we see that cities are ...

Everyone has seen warnings at the end of email saying, "Please consider the environment before printing." But for those who care about global warming, you might want to consider not writing so many emails in the first place. More and more, people rely on their ...

Leading officials from opposition parties on Sunday urged the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to disclose information related to a state-funded cherry blossom-viewing party at the center of cronyism allegations involving his administration. "Prime Minister Abe and the ruling bloc are totally to blame ...

The once-influential aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first public appearance in more than six years, state media showed Sunday, dispelling rumors that she had been killed or taken her own life after the execution of her powerful husband, Kim's ...

The number of companies using esports events as a tool to deepen communication among employees is on the rise in Japan, with younger generations preferring such events to going on company trips or in-house sports festivals. Esports are likely to draw attention as a new ...

A former SoftBank Corp. employee is arrested for allegedly passing proprietary information from the major phone carrier to officials at Russia’s trade representative office in Tokyo.

Some 5,000 people showed up Saturday in the city of Fukuoka to pay their respects at a farewell ceremony for famed Japanese humanitarian aid doctor Tetsu Nakamura, who was murdered in Afghanistan in December. "Our family wishes green to spread throughout Afghanistan, as my father ...

Five crew members aboard a U.S. Navy MH-60S helicopter that crashed in the Philippine Sea east of Okinawa’s main island are rescued with the help of the Self-Defense Forces.

In Japan, feminist voices have been raised for #MeToo, but they are often barely heard.

There is still an opportunity to steer the world toward cooperation and away from potentially damaging competition.

Company boards must also figure out how to integrate shareholder value with corporate responsibility.

Belgium's new ambassador to Japan, Roxane de Bilderling, brings special linguistic insight to her post.

After a victory no one would have dared predict, Tokushoryu also proved to be a champion in the afterglow on Sunday. After spending 12 of sumo's previous 13 grand tournaments in the second-tier juryo division, the rotund 33-year-old energized the sumo world by winning his ...

Three wins separate the top four teams in the six-team East Division, and the Utsunomiya Brex are in a spirited fight along with the Alvark Tokyo, Sunrockers Shibuya and Chiba Jets Funabashi for coveted playoff berths. Brex coach Ryuzo Anzai's squad sits a game behind ...

Dan Carter kicked 15 points as Kobe Kobelco Steelers, the Japan Top League defending champions, won a scintillating rematch with last season's runners-up Suntory Sungoliath 35-29 on Sunday. Tries by Ryohei Yamanaka, Tom Franklin, Fraser Anderson and Richard Buckman allowed the champions to overcome an ...

There have been a few rikishi in the history of sumo whose careers have been akin to supermassive black holes — so overwhelmingly dominant that nothing can escape their presence. It can sometimes seem as if the achievements of virtually everyone who competed in the ...

Mizuki Matsuda won the Osaka Women's Marathon, a race which doubled as a qualifier for this summer's 2020 Tokyo Games, for the second time in three years on Sunday. Matsuda dominated the World Athletics Gold Label road race and crossed the line at Yanmar Stadium ...

Rank-and-filer Tokushoryu overcame all odds at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament and beat ozeki Takakeisho in the final bout on Sunday to win his first top-division championship. The 33-year-old Nara native delivered the performance of his career at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan to cap off ...

Coco Gauff's latest history-making Grand Slam run at age 15 ended with a 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-0 loss in the Australian Open's fourth round to Sofia Kenin on Sunday. Like Gauff, Kenin is a young — although, at 21, not quite as young — American ...