No one knows why the sites were made, but the operators of the servers hosting them have been asked to delete them.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is encouraging the trend by providing subsidies to small firms amid the pandemic.

Members of the show business industry usually avoid anything smacking of politics so as not to jeopardize employment opportunities.

Domestic news organizations are trying to get to the bottom of what makes the so-called self-restraint police tick.

Communities might have rallied behind each other in the face of the calamitous earthquakes in 1995 and 2011, but the new coronavirus pandemic has spurred a response that is more about self-preservation than helping others in need.

The Meiji Restoration changed Japanese society on a grand scale, but let's not forget another "revolution" that turned things upside down.

The internal debate over the WHO’s messaging around China provides a window into the challenges facing the 72-year-old U.N. organization and its leader.

The decision comes as doubts grow about whether integrated resorts can be opened in Japan within the next few years.

Masks and other gear worn to prevent coronavirus infections might restrict breathing and increase heatstroke and heat exhaustion, they say.

Under the plan, the government will issue special certificates to business travelers who test negative for the virus to allow them to make trips.

Forty-one prefectures have fully or partially lifted their business shutdown requests, while 14 plan to reopen schools soon.

Many of the approximately 800 Japanese-language schools are struggling because they can't get new students due to the virus.

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired the State Department’s inspector general, an Obama administration appointee whose office was critical of alleged political bias in the agency’s management. The ouster is the latest in a series of moves against independent executive branch watchdogs who have ...

Health official says there have been no "major adverse reactions" reported among the 2,575 volunteers participating in the phase-two tests.

A court in Istanbul on Friday accepted an indictment against four pilots, an airline company official and two flight attendants accused of helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan to Lebanon via Turkey, and set a trial date for July 3. Prosecutors are ...

For the first three years of his presidency, Donald Trump did not publicly utter the words "pandemic” or "preparedness.” Not in speeches, rallies or his many news conferences, planned and impromptu. But on Friday, the White House pointed to extensive planning exercises the administration conducted ...

The U.K. hopes to develop a new weapon in the global war against the coronavirus pandemic: COVID-19 sniffer dogs. A £500,000 ($605,000) government program to find new ways of fighting the pandemic that’s gripped the nation since March will back clinical trials to train dogs ...

Federal and state regulators in the U.S. are preparing to file antitrust lawsuits alleging Google has abused its dominance of online search and advertising to stifle competition and boost its profits, according to a report published Friday. The Wall Street Journal cited unidentified people familiar ...

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the official flag for his Space Force at the White House on Friday, touting American military might, including the development of what he called "the super-duper missile.” Trump said the U.S. is "building right now incredible military equipment,” including a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump voiced hope Friday that a coronavirus vaccine will be available by late 2020, cushioning dire U.S. economic news as parts of Europe reopen despite fears of a second wave of the pandemic. Several nations have eased restrictions to stem the economic ...

The Trump administration moves to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies, spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment.

Neither Civil War nor Great Depression nor any other national crisis has pushed the House to allow lawmakers to vote by proxy — without being "present,” as the Constitution requires. That's about to change during the coronavirus pandemic. The House approved Friday a package of ...

The history exam question has reignited a row over academic freedoms in the semiautonomous city

Source says Japan will voice its proposal at annual meeting of the WHO's decision-making body next week.

The number exceeded the target announced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in response to complaints that those seeking the tests could not get them.

Japanese apparel maker Renown Inc. said Friday it filed for bankruptcy protection after the coronavirus pandemic hit sales sharply in recent months. Founded in 1902, Renown filed for protection from creditors with the Tokyo District Court under the civil rehabilitation law. It was the first ...

There is no rational reason why Japan's English-language education should be so woeful. Could something sinister be going on?

With social distancing measures likely to stay in place in Japan for some time, what impact will they have on the way we interact with each other?

COVID-19 is straining Japan’s food distribution network, particularly for milk and produce. Good thing this take on a vichyssoise soup uses both.

Kansai restaurateurs share how they are taking steps to drum up business — or support themselves if not — during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Craving classic bistro fare, loaded sandwiches or good patisserie? You’re in luck: Yusuke Namai's new menu covers all those bases (and more).

Ramen shops aren’t well suited to COVID times. Fortunately, some top Tokyo ramen specialists have delivery solutions that spare us from cup noodles.

Japan’s glass craft scene is on a roll today, with artists melding Eastern and Western aesthetics to pioneer innovative techniques and take the artform in new directions.

With social life remaining online, Zone energy drink offers (admittedly not great-tasting) “digital performance energy.”

Travel writing can change your life, or at least nudge it in a different direction. In these troubled times, it can also console and inspire.

The 17th century provided boundless material for the setting of Ryotaro Shiba’s final novel, “The Tatar Whirlwind.”

After announcing that production on “Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020” was going on hiatus and then going quiet on us for a few weeks, Netflix released a brand new episode like a gift from the television gods offering some small relief from the current pandemic. At ...

With two children of their own, FC Dallas defender Ryan Hollingshead and his wife, Taylor, wanted to add to their young family in a way that would align with a desire to help others. Guided by that faith, last year the couple went through the ...

The opening day for professional table tennis has been pushed back due to coronavirus situation.

Other leagues will watching to see how the Budesliga handles its return to action during the COVID-19 pandemic

The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside outside Los Angeles in January, according to autopsies ...

Japan and three other candidates will learn the fate of their bids to host the 2023 Women's World Cup on June 25, FIFA said Friday. The FIFA Council will vote during an online meeting to determine the host of the tournament, soccer's international governing body ...

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach sent a message of encouragement via Twitter to swimmer Rikako Ikee, who is now rehabbing following treatment for leukemia. Ikee, who holds multiple national records and was named the MVP of the 2018 Asian Games, was a gold medal ...

The professional tennis tours extended their suspensions, caused by the coronavirus pandemic, through at least the end of July on Friday, bringing the total number of scrapped tournaments around the world to more than 40. In addition to the ATP and WTA announcements, which also ...

Packers star Aaron Rodgers acknowledges Green Bay drafting a quarterback in the first round surprised him and complicated his hopes of playing his entire career with the same team. The Packers traded up four spots in the first round last month to take Utah State ...

Rory McIlroy says he wouldn’t play golf with U.S. President Donald Trump again and doubts he would even be invited after questioning Trump's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. McIlroy did an hour-plus interview for the McKellar Journal podcast in which he was asked whether he ...

Craig Ehlo and Byron Russell each shared an ultimate moment with Michael Jordan, and Jordan came out on top each time.