The capital lifted its coronavirus alert and will move to the third phase of its plan to reboot businesses on Friday.

Visitors will be able to see restoration work ongoing in other parts of the castle complex from an observation deck behind the Seiden main hall.

Two North Korean defector-run groups targeted for legal action by South Korean authorities say they intend to continue sending propaganda leaflets and humanitarian aid into North Korea, despite criticism from governments in both countries. South Korea, which is trying to improve ties with the North, ...

The city officially reported just over 100 deaths from the coronavirus in April, but mortality data suggests there were around 1,000 more deaths in the month than average.

This all comes despite the government simplifying the application process earlier in May following a barrage of criticism.

China has in recent weeks banned Australian beef imports, imposed tariffs on Australian barley and cautioned students and tourists to avoid the country.

The Japanese government officially claims 17 Japanese nationals were abducted, but adds that there could be more than 800 others.

Shigeru Yokota worked for more than two decades with family members of other abduction victims in pressing the government to rescue their children and siblings.

The sand cat is found in deserts in Africa and elsewhere. Measuring around 40 to 60 centimeters in length, it is one of the world’s smallest kinds of wildcat.

The Osaka-based firm got a headstart in the vaccine development by repurposing its hypertension vaccine, which had already passed various safety hurdles.

Honda Motor Co. has formed a research and development joint venture for connected vehicles together with a Chinese firm in a bid to accelerate future mobility services in the world's largest automotive market. Honda said Wednesday its wholly owned subsidiary, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., ...

The bank is in talks with corporate clients to provide financing via subordinated loans and purchases of preferred shares totaling more than ¥100 billion.

Authorities aim to begin the measure this summer, by mutual agreement with Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam.

Keeping the weekly average of daily cases under 20 is one of Tokyo’s criteria for relaxing business restrictions.

Toyota Motor Corp. CEO Akio Toyoda assured shareholders Thursday that the auto giant will stay in the black for the current business year even if the coronavirus crisis "exceeds the Lehman shock," thanks to years of cost-cutting efforts. "We can secure (operating) profit" in fiscal ...

The U.K.’s top scientists said the government made a string of failures in its handling of the coronavirus crisis, putting Boris Johnson under pressure on live television. Standing next to the prime minister, the country’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty appeared to call him out ...

For the first time since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power six years ago, signs are emerging that his seemingly unshakable hold over legions of migrant workers may be slipping. Over the last two months reports have poured in from across the country ...

For Uber, losing the deal is a blow to its plan to turn a profit from food delivery as the pandemic decimates its main business of ride hailing.

Masayoshi Son had offered to buy Shunji Sugaya’s business idea for $2.8 million.

China is offering employees of some large state-run companies the option of being inoculated with two coronavirus vaccines currently in development, illustrating how quickly authorities are moving to test the viability of the shots. Employees intending to travel overseas for work can volunteer to be ...

The reading from the government survey is the lowest since the first quarter of 2009, during the global financial crisis.

Twitter Inc. will prompt some users to click links to other websites before retweeting them, part of an effort to discourage the spread of misinformation and foster more thoughtful communication on its social network. "Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to ...

A total of 615 spent and unspent fuel rods are still stored in the pool at the unit where a core meltdown occurred during the 2011 disaster.

Effective measures needed to address cyberbullying

Japanese corporations are in an excellent position to use the global economic crisis as an opportunity.

The upbeat employment numbers for May probably don’t point to a quick recovery.

With all the news about Hana Kimura focusing on her death, I wanted to write about her life.

Now is the time to delve deeper into the history of racism in the U.S.

Shinzo Abe has been with us for so long now, it’s easy to forget that there was a time when Japan’s premiership seemed to rotate as frequently as the membership of AKB48. Junya Ogawa was one young hopeful who thought he had a shot at ...

Film production in Japan shut down in early April as part of the response to the outbreak of COVID-19, and as weeks passed with no signs of an immediate revival, filmmakers began to adapt to the situation by making “isolation” films. Among them is the ...

Japan received high marks from world soccer's governing body FIFA on Wednesday, when it released its evaluation of the three bids to host the 2023 Women's World Cup. A joint bid by Australia and New Zealand garnered the highest overall average score of 4.1 out ...

Shimada said that having run companies over the last quarter-century, including a travel agency and the Jets, he has been adept at turning them around.

The two-time Grand Slam champion has been vocal in her support of the protests against racial injustice that are happening around the world.

The Japan High School Baseball Federation said Wednesday it will hold a series of games at Koshien Stadium in August between teams that had been selected for the canceled Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, which had been scheduled to take place in the ...

Organizers are looking to reduce costs associated with the one-year postponement of the games by scaling down the usually extravagant sporting event.