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Hong Kong police arrested at least 53 people on Sunday after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. Armed riot police were present as a crowd of several hundred moved from Jordan ...
Princeton University is removing Woodrow Wilson’s name from its public policy school and one of its residential colleges after trustees concluded that the 28th U.S. president’s "racist thinking and policies” made him "an inappropriate namesake.” The Ivy League school’s trustees made the decision Friday, ...
One leak was spewing out 93 metric tons of methane every hour, equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide pumped out in a year by 15,000 U.S. cars.
The government plans to strategically develop people for top positions in such bodies under an economic security team set up under the National Security Secretariat.
The support ranges from funding online streaming events as alternatives to live performances to producing television programing that features local artists.
In April 2016, the carbon dioxide concentration in Tokyo rose by 8 parts per million, but in April this year it only rose by 3 ppm, the space agency said.
A neighbor followed Koko the cat's gaze, discovering a man lying on his back in about 15 cm of water.
The revelation could further sour bilateral ties already overshadowed by disputes over wartime history and other issues.
The government is mulling revisions to the disclosure of information on perpetrators of cyberbullying following the apparent suicide of professional wrestler Hana Kimura.
Distinguishing first waves from second waves is no easy task, and discerning the progression of outbreaks might only be possible in retrospect.
The milestone comes as many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns while making extensive alterations to work and social life.
The new post, at the level of division chief, is aimed at strengthening security cooperation in line with Japan's concept of a "free and open Indo-Pacific" while also countering China.
Construction is nearly complete but the coronavirus pandemic is pushing the launch schedule back.
Washington has pushed allies to bar Huawei from building next-generation 5G mobile networks, claiming its equipment can be used to spy for Beijing.
The move signals that Beijing may soon hand down a still-secret measure that pro-democracy activists and business groups say could erode the city’s unique freedoms.
Nearly 30 doctors around the world, from New Orleans to London to Dubai, said in interviews that they feel more prepared should cases surge again in the fall.
China sharply criticized Canada on Saturday, blaming its leaders for "irresponsible" statements about two Canadians accused of spying in China and calling on Ottawa to end its "Megaphone Diplomacy." The evidence against the two Canadians, former Beijing diplomat Michael Kovrig and North Korea consultant Michael ...
Fifty years on from the first gay pride march, the LGBT community and their supporters took many of their events online Saturday, responding to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. While some activists took to the streets to mark the event, much of the movement's ...
Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine state after a local administrator warned dozens of village leaders that the army planned "clearance operations” against insurgents, a lawmaker and a humanitarian group said. But a government spokesman said late on Saturday an evacuation ...
The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russia's military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, with Democratic rival Joe Biden criticizing Trump for failing to take action against Moscow. White ...
At this point it is necessary to develop a stepwise approach from the end of the state of emergency to a final exit strategy.
The police are but one part of a much larger system of racism, repression and social control.
Not far from where George Floyd was killed, a young mayor is making big changes.
Cardboard box composting, a method that’s become popular in Japan, is cheap, simple, bad-odor-free and well-suited to small spaces.
Whether you’re worried about a resurgence in cases or just surviving Japan’s miserable summer, here’s some handy tech that will be able to help.
Laird hit his fifth home run of the year to help the hosts sweep the six-game series.
Second-favorite Chrono Genesis blitzed the field Sunday to claim the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse. Yuichi Kitamura steered the 4-year-old mare to victory by six lengths over sixth-favorite Kiseki. Outsider Mozu Bello finished third ahead of pre-race favorite Saturnalia. "She ran really strongly. I didn't worry ...
Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan's No. 2 men's player, told The Japan Times he thinks it's too early for tennis to resume in light of a spate of positive COVID-19 tests.
As 22 NBA teams prepare to report to Florida to resume the regular season, the league has yet to figure out what to do with the eight teams left out of the Orlando bubble. And based on recent reports, there may be conflicting opinions between ...
Tetsuto Yamada drove in five runs, including four with a game-breaking sixth-inning grand slam as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Yomiuri Giants 9-6 in the Central League on Saturday. The loss was the second of the season for the CL champion Giants. The Swallows opened ...
