Suga's reported Cabinet appointees underscore how he has embraced the label of being Abe’s heir for the sake of continuity.

The two companies stopped short of releasing earnings projections for fiscal 2020, noting that the extent of the impact of the virus crisis is unpredictable.

Business leaders in Japan expressed expectations Wednesday that Yoshihide Suga, the country's new prime minister, will carry out economic reforms to boost the country's competitiveness and ensure a swift recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. "We believe the new Cabinet has a lineup which is capable ...

A dearth of diplomatic experience means he’ll be relying heavily on key Cabinet ministers and his predecessor’s playbook.

The move, which the company blamed on a worsening investment environment, is a blow to Britain's low-carbon energy policy.

The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in Tokyo came to 163 on Wednesday, topping 100 for the second straight day, the metropolitan government said. Wednesday's new cases in the capital included 59 people in their 20s or 30s, 34 in their 40s, and 55 ...

Faced with a weak opposition, the LDP must weigh possible political gains against voter backlash for taking its eye off the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beijing has engaged a public, top-down approach to endorse the experimental vaccines and foster community support.

The probe is expected to reach its next target, the 1998KY26 asteroid traveling between Earth and Mars, in July 2031.

Bereaved families of victims are calling for an overhaul of the industry's lax safety management and are turning to the courts for relief.

The decline in August was driven by fewer shipments of cars and mineral fuels, though the pace of contraction eased somewhat from July.

The rare recognition of a secretive Indian military unit with Tibetan soldiers threatened to escalate a border dispute that has killed dozens since May.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested global warming will reverse itself and dismissed climate change as a cause of ferocious fires engulfing swaths of the western U.S., during a briefing in California on the deadly blazes. Trump, who flew into Sacramento on the third ...

Sony is widely expected to reveal its own launch and pricing plans for the PlayStation 5 during an official video presentation scheduled for Wednesday.

Among the five, Z Holdings Corp. said it has found 17 cases of fraudulent money withdrawals totaling ¥1.41 million through its smartphone payment service PayPay.

The public broadcaster said it plans to remove the cap on its online business spending, including on its NHK Plus service.

Safety has been a paramount concern since AstraZeneca paused tests of the vaccine it's co-developing with the University of Oxford following an adverse event in a U.K.

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements on Tuesday to normalize ties with Israel, becoming the first Arab states in a quarter century to break a longstanding taboo, in a strategic realignment of Middle East countries against Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the ...

Thousands of evacuees displaced by deadly wildfires across Oregon settled into a second week of life in shelters and car camping as fire crews battled on against the blazes and search teams scoured the ruins of demolished communities for those still missing. With state resources ...

Many observers assume that Suga will change little as he presented himself to the LDP as the “continuity” candidate to replace Abe.

This year’s dip in greenhouse gases will make the world no more likely to achieve the goal of slowing climate change.

The Chinese government reportedly wants Oslo to guarantee that a Chinese dissident would never again win the Nobel Prize as a precondition for re-normalized relations.

Moscow’s forthright challenge to international norms demands a forceful Western response. But it won’t come from the Trump administration.

As it pertains to markets, it is less about the outcome of the election and more about the process.

With Yoshihide Suga formally appointed as prime minister on Wednesday, all eyes will be watching to see how the newly minted leader will steer Japan.

The speed with which Suga secured the support of the LDP’s secretary-general and leaders of other major factions suggests that he should not be underestimated.

UAE leaders argue that engagement with Israel will improve the chances of achieving an acceptable peace settlement and ending the occupation in Palestinian claimed lands.

The last unbeaten wrestler in the three sanyaku ranks below yokozuna fell to July Basho champion Terunofuji, while ozeki Asanoyama picked up his first win of the tournament.

Japan's men's team will play friendlies against Cameroon and Ivory Coast in the Netherlands next month, the Japan Football Association announced Wednesday. The Samurai Blue will face Cameroon at Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht on Oct. 9 before meeting Ivory Coast at the same ground on ...

Called out by former yokozuna Asashoryu after a poor start to the Autumn Basho, the highly anticipated ozeki needs to clear his mind in order to reach sumo's top level.

Limited numbers of spectators can return to Germany's soccer stadiums when the new Bundesliga season kicks off this weekend after a six-week test phase was agreed to on Tuesday. Germany's politicians are allowing each stadium to be at 20 percent capacity for the Bundesliga's 18 ...

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new three-year deal, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, ending speculation over a potential exit as he entered the final year of his contract. Aubameyang's decision to stay with Arsenal will be a major boost to manager ...